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Camino Alto Open Space Preserve

Camino Alto Open Space Preserve from directly overhead

Camino Alto Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-northwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Alto Bowl Open Space Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Marin County Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.91551, -122.53048

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Slide House: 1.9 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 1.9 mi
  • Redwood Tree Slice: 2.8 mi
  • Founders Grove: 2.8 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 3.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Rifle Camp: 4.2 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 4.6 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 4.7 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 5.8 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 49
Waterfalls: 16
  • Dawn Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Kent Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Midway Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 5.8 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.3 mi
  • Temple: 15.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 16.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 5.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Camino Alto Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakWNW 290°784 m2.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakW 279°778 m3.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakWNW 284°744 m3.3 mi
Ballou PointW 267°612 m5.1 mi
Twin KnollsW 274°597 m5.5 mi
Pine MountainWNW 303°543 m7.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointW 271°527 m3.5 mi
Loma AltaNNW 329°484 m8.7 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 °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/297448876

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