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Beaconsfield Canyon

Beaconsfield Canyon from directly overhead

Beaconsfield Canyon is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Marjorie Saunders Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Piedmont Pines Neighborhood Association
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.82292, -122.19583
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • The Funeral Pyre: 0.7 mi
  • Pyramid to Moses: 0.8 mi
  • The Browning Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Joaquin Miller: 0.9 mi
  • Fremont Monument: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • Solar Clock: 0.8 mi
  • Phase One Journey: 0.9 mi
  • Bear Sculpture: 1.6 mi
  • Mazzariello Labyrinth: 2.1 mi
  • Labyrinth: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites
Museums
Peaks
  • Redwood Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Round Top: 1.9 mi
  • Volcanic Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Pine Top: 3.0 mi
  • Barberry Peak: 3.3 mi
Gardens
  • Fig Leaf Gardens: 2.1 mi
  • Laurel Art Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Linda Kingston Triangle: 2.9 mi
  • William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Arboretum: 3.0 mi
  • Parkway Cascade Garden: 3.3 mi
Attractions
  • Mazzariello Labyrinth: 2.1 mi
  • Mountain View Cemetery Docent Tours: 2.7 mi
  • Hey, Diddle Diddle: 3.6 mi
  • Rapunzel's Castle: 3.6 mi
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 37
Springs: 25
  • Sulfur Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Soto Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Johnny-come-lately Spring: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 18.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Beaconsfield Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2E 94°617 m7.4 mi
Vollmer PeakNNW 341°581 m4.4 mi
Wiedemann HillESE 118°565 m12.4 mi
Las Trampas PeakE 84°557 m7.2 mi
Vail PeakE 89°545 m7.8 mi
Chaparral PeakNNW 339°540 m4.1 mi
Round TopN 5°531 m1.9 mi
Grizzly PeakNNW 333°531 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1172639838

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