Historic site · California

John Muir

John Muir from directly overhead

John Muir is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Louie Strentzel Muir, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Inscription: Born Dunbar Scotland April 21-1838 Died Dec. 24- 1914

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.97845, -122.12350

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

John Muir National Historic Site: 0.0 mi
John Muir Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
Nancy Boyd Park: 0.6 mi
Golden Hills Park: 1.4 mi
John Muir Park: 1.5 mi

Peaks

Mount Wanda: 0.6 mi
Mount Helen: 0.8 mi
Old Martinez Summit: 2.3 mi
Duarte Peak: 2.6 mi
Motts Peak: 2.8 mi

Museums

Shell Alumni Museum: 2.6 mi
Martinez Museum: 2.9 mi
Lindsay Wildlife Experience: 4.6 mi
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society: 4.7 mi
Concord Historical Museum: 4.8 mi

Picnic sites58

Gardens58

James Cooper Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
Horticulture (OH): 3.1 mi
Port Costa Community Garden: 5.7 mi
Ruth Bancroft Garden: 6.1 mi
Lafayette Community Garden: 6.2 mi

Historic sites56

Louie Strentzel Muir: 0.0 mi
Strentzel: 0.0 mi
The United States Peace Corps Fountain: 0.6 mi
Christian Brothers Winery: 2.4 mi
Plaza Ignacio Martinez: 2.5 mi

Attractions

Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area: 1.5 mi
Labyrinth: 1.8 mi
Arch Bridge: 3.2 mi
US Army helicopter: 3.8 mi
Hurricane Harbor: 3.9 mi

Artworks

John Muir Statue: 0.4 mi
John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 0.4 mi
United States Peace Corps Fountain: 0.6 mi
Martinez Beavers: 2.9 mi
Benicia Bench: 4.9 mi

Nature reserves

Beaches24

Springs18

Sulfur Springs: 8.2 mi
Sulfur Spring: 9.6 mi
Soto Springs: 10.3 mi
Peach Tree Spring: 10.3 mi
Coffeeberry Spring: 11.3 mi

Ghost towns13

Eckley: 6.8 mi
Ambrose: 10.2 mi
Acelanus: 12.5 mi
Nortonville: 13.3 mi
Lynn: 13.6 mi

Waterfalls7

Abrigo Falls: 2.8 mi
Green Valley Falls: 20.9 mi
Tehan Falls: 23.3 mi
Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 23.9 mi
Huntington Falls: 24.0 mi

Cliffs7

Mitchell Rock: 10.7 mi
Turtle Rock: 12.4 mi
The Devil's Shelf: 13.2 mi
East Slope Badlands: 14.5 mi
Chab: 17.1 mi

Lighthouses3

Rest areas1

Rest Stop: 7.5 mi

Natural arches1

Bird Island Arch: 24.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of John Muir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Rock 2	SSE 163°	617 m	11.8 mi
Vollmer Peak	SW 219°	581 m	8.5 mi
Las Trampas Peak	SSE 162°	557 m	10.5 mi
Vail Peak	SSE 160°	545 m	11.3 mi
Chaparral Peak	SW 218°	540 m	8.8 mi
Grizzly Peak	SW 222°	531 m	9.0 mi
Round Top	SSW 203°	531 m	9.6 mi
Eagle Peak	SSE 159°	524 m	11.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:46	19:21
June solstice	05:47	19:56	20:35
September equinox	06:57	18:32	19:07
December solstice	07:22	16:12	16:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	46	49	53	57	62	67	70	69	67	61	52	46
Precip in	3.9	3.8	2.7	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	2.1	3.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinez WTP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4976290731

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