Nature reserve · California
Acalanes Ridge
Acalanes Ridge is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the east, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Meher Park, a park 1.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- John Muir Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates37.90875, -122.08799
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Meher Park: 1.1 mi
- Larkey Park: 1.2 mi
- Water Light Public Plaza: 1.5 mi
- Civic Park: 1.6 mi
- Alma Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Lindsay Wildlife Experience: 1.2 mi
- Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society: 1.2 mi
- Shadelands Ranch Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Concord Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
- Galindo House and Gardens: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- Turkey Vulture: 1.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 3.6 mi
- Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area: 3.8 mi
- The Old Borges Ranchouse: 4.8 mi
- Hurricane Harbor: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Olympic Blvd. Staging Area: 1.6 mi
- Land Bank: 1.8 mi
- Russell Research Station: 3.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Open Space: 3.7 mi
- Shell Ridge Open Space: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Dinosaur Hill: 1.9 mi
- Russell Peak: 2.9 mi
- Briones Peak: 2.9 mi
- Fossil Hill: 3.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill Benchmark: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- KLS: Day at Kareno: 1.9 mi
- Sun Painting: 1.9 mi
- Dancing Oak: 1.9 mi
- Vessel #24 - Nesting: 1.9 mi
- Puzzle Pieces: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Lafayette Hillside Memorial - The Crosses of Lafayette: 2.1 mi
- John Muir Statue & Fountain: 2.6 mi
- Soldiers' Memorial Monument: 2.8 mi
- Sculpture of Saint John Baptist de La Salle: 4.8 mi
- Old Borges Ranch: 4.8 mi
Gardens
- Ruth Bancroft Garden: 3.0 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Communuity Garden: 3.2 mi
- Horticulture (OH): 4.3 mi
- Community Garden: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Upper Reserved Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Oak Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Poplar Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Sycamore Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Acorn Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 25
- Lake Temescal Beach: 8.8 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 8.9 mi
- Albany Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.5 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 13.8 mi
Springs: 20
- Sulfur Spring: 5.5 mi
- Soto Springs: 6.7 mi
- Peach Tree Spring: 6.9 mi
- Coffeeberry Spring: 7.4 mi
- Moses Rock Spring: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Acelanus: 10.5 mi
- Lynn: 10.9 mi
- Ambrose: 11.5 mi
- Nortonville: 11.8 mi
- Eckley: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Mitchell Rock: 7.9 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 8.0 mi
- Turtle Rock: 8.3 mi
- Chab: 12.4 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Abrigo Falls: 4.4 mi
- Tehan Falls: 18.2 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 22.1 mi
- Huntington Falls: 23.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Quarters A: 16.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 16.5 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Acalanes Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | E 101° | 1,173 m | 9.7 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | E 101° | 1,110 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ransom Point | E 100° | 1,037 m | 9.6 mi |
| Eagle Peak | E 93° | 722 m | 8.2 mi |
| Rock 2 | SSE 167° | 617 m | 6.6 mi |
| Vollmer Peak | WSW 257° | 581 m | 7.5 mi |
| Las Trampas Peak | SSE 166° | 557 m | 5.4 mi |
| Vail Peak | SSE 161° | 545 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| 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: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Wwtp, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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