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Carr Ranch Preserve

Carr Ranch Preserve from directly overhead

Carr Ranch Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridgeline Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
2016
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
John Muir Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.81577, -122.09270
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Rancho Laguna Park: 1.2 mi
  • Chapel Green: 2.0 mi
  • Pat Vincent Memorial Field: 2.2 mi
  • Moraga Commons Park: 2.5 mi
  • Little Hills Ranch: 2.7 mi
Peaks
  • Rock 2: 1.7 mi
  • Las Trampas Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Ramage Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Vail Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • SMC Letters: 1.8 mi
  • Sculpture of Saint John Baptist de La Salle: 2.0 mi
  • Alamo Grammer School: 4.0 mi
  • Stone Valley: 4.1 mi
  • J.M. James House: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites
  • Shady: 2.3 mi
  • Corral Camp: 2.6 mi
  • Wayside: 3.0 mi
  • Quail: 3.1 mi
  • Owl: 3.1 mi
Gardens
  • Moraga Garden Center: 2.3 mi
  • William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Arboretum: 5.4 mi
  • Fig Leaf Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • Lafayette Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Gray Wolf: 5.0 mi
  • California Condor: 5.0 mi
  • Jaguar: 5.0 mi
  • Eagle: 5.0 mi
  • Grizzly Bear: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 29
Springs: 21
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Carr Ranch Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloENE 65°1,173 m10.8 mi
Devil's PulpitENE 65°1,110 m10.9 mi
Ransom PointENE 63°1,037 m10.8 mi
Eagle PeakNE 55°722 m10.3 mi
Rock 2E 92°617 m1.7 mi
Vollmer PeakWNW 304°581 m8.5 mi
Knobcone PointE 80°568 m10.7 mi
Wiedemann HillSE 135°565 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/762170075

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