Alto Bowl Open Space Preserve
Alto Bowl Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-northwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Hill Open Space Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Marin County Parks
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Alto Field: 0.5 mi
- Parkview Circle Park: 0.7 mi
- Corte Madera Town Park: 0.8 mi
- Menke Park: 0.8 mi
- Granada Park: 1.1 mi
- Christmas Tree Hill: 0.9 mi
- Kite Hill: 0.9 mi
- Palm Hill: 1.2 mi
- King Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Ring Mountain: 2.0 mi
- The Rosebowl: 1.5 mi
- Old Sawmill: 1.8 mi
- Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 2.8 mi
- Lyford's Stone Tower: 5.0 mi
- Hill 88: 5.1 mi
- Slide House: 1.7 mi
- Giant Picnic Table: 1.8 mi
- Redwood Tree Slice: 3.2 mi
- Founders Grove: 3.2 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 3.6 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 2.1 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 2.3 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 2.7 mi
- Close to the Wind: 4.2 mi
- Coming About: 4.7 mi
- Canal Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Lauren Place: 3.9 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Compton Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Bay Model Visitor Center: 3.9 mi
- Marinship Exhibit: 3.9 mi
- Marin County Historical Society Museum: 4.1 mi
- IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center: 4.2 mi
- Railroad Ferry Museum: 4.9 mi
- Rifle Camp: 4.6 mi
- Potrero Camp: 5.0 mi
- Barth's Retreat: 5.1 mi
- Bolinas Park: 6.1 mi
- Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 6.3 mi
- San Quentin Beach: 2.8 mi
- Bramble Beach: 3.5 mi
- Schoonmaker Beach: 4.0 mi
- Muir Beach: 4.9 mi
- Pirates Cove: 4.9 mi
- Dawn Falls: 2.7 mi
- Kent Falls: 3.7 mi
- Laurel Dell Falls: 5.8 mi
- Midway Falls: 6.1 mi
- Helen Markt Falls: 6.2 mi
- Colier Spring: 4.1 mi
- Worn Springs: 4.4 mi
- Old Spring: 4.4 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 4.6 mi
- Rock Springs: 4.9 mi
- Rock Fort: 5.6 mi
- Vent 5: 5.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 6.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 7.9 mi
- Aramai Point: 21.4 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 6.4 mi
- Temple: 16.0 mi
- Keyhole: 16.5 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 6.9 mi
- Quarters A: 11.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Alto Bowl Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | WNW 287° | 784 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | W 278° | 778 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | WNW 282° | 744 m | 3.7 mi |
| Ballou Point | W 267° | 612 m | 5.6 mi |
| Twin Knolls | W 273° | 597 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WNW 301° | 543 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | W 271° | 527 m | 3.9 mi |
| Loma Alta | NNW 327° | 484 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 8.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/297475379
Take the scenic way to Alto Bowl Open Space Preserve.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.