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Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve from directly overhead

Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-northwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Blithdale Summit Preserve, a park 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Marin County Parks

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.92369, -122.54805
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
Attractions
  • Slide House: 2.1 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 2.1 mi
  • Redwood Tree Slice: 2.5 mi
  • Founders Grove: 2.5 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites
  • Rifle Camp: 3.2 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 3.6 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 3.7 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 4.9 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 6.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
Beaches: 50
  • San Quentin Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Slide Ranch North Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Muir Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Bramble Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Pirates Cove: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Dawn Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Kent Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Midway Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 4.8 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.9 mi
  • Temple: 14.5 mi
  • Keyhole: 15.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 5.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakWNW 283°784 m1.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakW 270°778 m2.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakW 276°744 m2.2 mi
Ballou PointW 259°612 m4.2 mi
Twin KnollsW 268°597 m4.5 mi
Big Rock RidgeNNW 342°575 m9.9 mi
Pine MountainWNW 303°543 m6.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointW 259°527 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/297452972

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