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Boyd Memorial Park

Boyd Memorial Park from directly overhead

Boyd Memorial Park is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 83 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Marin County Historical Society Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
83 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97691, -122.52860

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Attractions
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 1.8 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 2.0 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 2.6 mi
  • Slide House: 2.6 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 2.9 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 3.4 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 3.6 mi
  • Weber Point: 3.7 mi
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 17
  • Dawn Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 6.6 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 10.6 mi
  • Temple: 15.0 mi
  • Keyhole: 15.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Boyd Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSW 219°784 m4.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSW 225°778 m5.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSW 223°744 m4.8 mi
Ballou PointSW 229°612 m6.9 mi
Twin KnollsSW 235°597 m6.8 mi
Big Rock RidgeNW 324°575 m7.0 mi
Pine MountainW 270°543 m6.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSW 220°527 m5.5 mi

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 °F505355586166686868635550
Precip in7.16.94.42.00.90.10.00.00.11.53.57.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 2 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard528 obs
  • Monarch416 obs
  • Western Honey Bee274 obs
  • Pacific poison oak266 obs
  • California poppy219 obs
  • coast live oak217 obs
  • Mule Deer210 obs
  • California Slender Salamander182 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/544230274

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