Old Borges Ranch
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Old Borges Ranch is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the east, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Old Borges Ranchouse, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Old Borges Ranch is a 1,035 acres (419 ha) historic district in the Mt. Diablo foothills within the 2,600-acre (1,100 ha) Walnut Creek Open Space in Contra Costa County, California. A former cattle ranch, Old Borges Ranch includes multiple historic buildings, a ranger station, farm animals, and access to trails.
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Wikidata Q7083505, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Walnut Creek's Old Borges Ranchhouse, as the cornerstone of a working cattle ranch, was first built by Frank (Francisco) and his wife Mary Borges, their sons and daughters in 1899. Since then, this house has withstood five generations of hard working, ene
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Old Borges Ranchouse: 0.0 mi
- Turkey Vulture: 4.6 mi
- Hurricane Harbor: 6.4 mi
- Red Baron Airplanes: 6.9 mi
- Windy Grove Cars: 6.9 mi
- Haystack Hill: 0.5 mi
- Old Man's Hill: 0.5 mi
- Fossil Hill: 1.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill Benchmark: 2.4 mi
- Mount Diablo Gateway: 1.0 mi
- Shell Ridge Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Open Space: 2.3 mi
- Mangini Ranch Educational Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Crystyl Ranch Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Pine Creek Park & Greenway: 1.3 mi
- Northgate Park: 1.4 mi
- Castle Rock Youth Sports Park: 1.5 mi
- Rudgear Park: 1.7 mi
- Livorna Park: 1.8 mi
- Communuity Garden: 2.5 mi
- Ruth Bancroft Garden: 3.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
- Horticulture (OH): 6.5 mi
- John Muir Statue & Fountain: 2.6 mi
- J.M. James House: 3.1 mi
- Stone Valley: 3.2 mi
- Alamo Grammer School: 3.2 mi
- All Wars Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Storyvanes: 2.8 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Lake): 3.0 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Small): 3.0 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Large): 3.0 mi
- Diablo Road Stump: 4.3 mi
- Deer Flat: 3.6 mi
- Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Bridal Nook: 4.2 mi
- Sunset: 4.3 mi
- Livermore Valley Overlook: 4.3 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 12.8 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 13.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 15.5 mi
- Kite beach: 16.5 mi
- Playpen: 16.6 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 0.7 mi
- Soto Springs: 2.0 mi
- Peach Tree Spring: 2.3 mi
- Coffeeberry Spring: 2.6 mi
- Moses Rock Spring: 2.8 mi
- Acelanus: 6.6 mi
- Nortonville: 8.1 mi
- Somersville: 8.8 mi
- Stewartville: 9.2 mi
- Ambrose: 10.4 mi
- Turtle Rock: 3.5 mi
- Mitchell Rock: 3.7 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 7.0 mi
- Chab: 13.0 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 20.6 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 9.1 mi
- Tehan Falls: 15.4 mi
- Quarters A: 20.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 20.5 mi
- Rest Stop: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Old Borges Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | E 97° | 1,173 m | 4.8 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | E 97° | 1,110 m | 5.0 mi |
| North Peak | E 88° | 1,084 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ransom Point | E 94° | 1,037 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Olympia | E 82° | 898 m | 5.5 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ENE 77° | 722 m | 3.6 mi |
| Red Leg Peak | ESE 104° | 652 m | 10.2 mi |
| Oyster Point | ESE 121° | 644 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11048684871
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