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Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve - Land Bank

Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve - Land Bank from directly overhead

Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve - Land Bank is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
East Bay Regional Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97218, -121.88269

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rose Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Kreiger Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Mulligan Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Seeno Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Mount Olympia: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Highlands Park: 1.7 mi
  • Buchanan Park: 1.9 mi
  • Highlands Ranch Park: 2.0 mi
  • Woodland Hills Park: 2.3 mi
  • North Valley Park: 2.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • The Steelworker: 4.1 mi
  • Our Lady of Pittsburg: 4.2 mi
  • Heritage Plaza: 4.2 mi
  • Ore Cart: 4.2 mi
  • The Fisherman: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 4.2 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 7.7 mi
  • Red Baron Airplanes: 7.7 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 7.7 mi
  • Tea Cups: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites
  • Deer Flat: 6.4 mi
  • Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 6.6 mi
  • Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Grapevine Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Toyon Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Springs: 16
  • Peach Tree Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Soto Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Moses Rock Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Burma Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Mitchell Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 8.1 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 15.3 mi
  • Chab: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve - Land Bank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloSSW 195°1,173 m6.5 mi
Devil's PulpitSSW 194°1,110 m6.5 mi
North PeakS 190°1,084 m5.5 mi
Ransom PointSSW 197°1,037 m6.2 mi
Mount OlympiaSSW 192°898 m5.0 mi
Eagle PeakSSW 212°722 m5.7 mi
Red Leg PeakSSE 158°652 m8.8 mi
Oyster PointS 178°644 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4619:5520:34
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2116:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850535966727270635347
Precip in5.14.93.71.91.10.30.00.00.11.22.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/548216288

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