Nature reserve · California
Big Bend
Big Bend is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the west, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsh Creek 7, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away.
What to expect
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How to reach it
Coordinates37.88597, -121.82478
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Marsh Creek 7: 1.2 mi
- Marsh Creek 1: 1.3 mi
- Marsh Creek 5: 1.4 mi
- Marsh Creek 6: 1.6 mi
- Marsh Creek 4: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Red Leg Peak: 2.2 mi
- Windy Point: 3.6 mi
- North Peak: 4.2 mi
- Mount Olympia: 4.4 mi
- Cave Point: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
- Stone Corral: 3.0 mi
- Whelk Lookout: 3.3 mi
- Lower Village Overlook: 3.7 mi
- Lower Volvon Village: 3.7 mi
- Louise's Walkway: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Balfour Guthrie Park: 4.7 mi
- Boulder Ridge Park: 5.0 mi
- Oak Meadow Park: 5.2 mi
- Lake Park: 5.2 mi
- Dallas Ranch Park: 5.3 mi
Museums: 60
- Mount Diablo State Park Summit Museum: 4.9 mi
- Tassajara School: 6.0 mi
- Clayton Historical Society Museum: 7.1 mi
- Clayton Historical Society Museum: 7.1 mi
- Blackhawk Auto Museum: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 5.1 mi
- Grapevine Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Toyon Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Lookout Point: 5.8 mi
Gardens
- Blackhawk logo: 6.7 mi
- El Pueblo Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.2 mi
- Communuity Garden: 11.4 mi
Artworks
- Dinosaur sculptures: 7.7 mi
- Elephant statue: 7.7 mi
- Diablo Road Stump: 8.5 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Lake): 9.8 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Large): 9.9 mi
Attractions
- Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 8.9 mi
- The Old Borges Ranchouse: 9.7 mi
- Windy Grove Cars: 12.9 mi
- Red Baron Airplanes: 12.9 mi
- Dragon Roller Coaster: 12.9 mi
Springs: 17
- Sycamore Spring: 1.9 mi
- Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 4.8 mi
- Sheepherder Spring: 5.7 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 5.8 mi
- Maple Spring: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- West Hartley: 3.8 mi
- Stewartville: 4.4 mi
- Judsonville: 5.1 mi
- Somersville: 5.3 mi
- Acelanus: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 9
- Kite beach: 12.0 mi
- Playpen: 12.2 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 14.9 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 21.9 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Turtle Rock: 6.7 mi
- Mitchell Rock: 6.8 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 13.9 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Chab: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Tehan Falls: 16.0 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Big Bend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | W 267° | 1,173 m | 4.9 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | W 266° | 1,110 m | 4.7 mi |
| North Peak | W 277° | 1,084 m | 4.2 mi |
| Ransom Point | W 270° | 1,037 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Olympia | WNW 284° | 898 m | 4.4 mi |
| Eagle Peak | W 280° | 722 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sunol Peak | SSW 196° | 664 m | 19.1 mi |
| Red Leg Peak | S 175° | 652 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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