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Cascade Canyon Preserve

Cascade Canyon Preserve from directly overhead

Cascade Canyon Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Marin County Open Space District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.97992, -122.60928
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Bolinas Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rifle Camp: 3.7 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 3.8 mi
  • Hunt Camp: 3.9 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 4.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 3.3 mi
  • Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 5.7 mi
  • Slide House: 5.7 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 5.7 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 6.0 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 17
  • Cascade Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 3.7 mi
Springs: 11
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Temple: 10.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 11.0 mi
  • Bird Island Arch: 11.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 6.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Cascade Canyon Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSE 154°784 m3.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakS 170°778 m3.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSE 163°744 m3.8 mi
Ballou PointS 190°612 m4.8 mi
Twin KnollsSSW 196°597 m4.2 mi
Big Rock RidgeN 3°575 m5.5 mi
Pine MountainW 265°543 m2.4 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointS 169°527 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4919:5820:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2416:1416:55

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/297313203

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