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Contra Costa Goldfields

Contra Costa Goldfields from directly overhead

Contra Costa Goldfields is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the south, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodfield Park, a park 0.8 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
John Muir Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.01584, -122.24196
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Woodfield Park: 0.8 mi
  • Viewpoint Top Park: 0.9 mi
  • Foxboro Park: 1.0 mi
  • Beechnut Mini Park: 1.3 mi
  • Refugio Valley Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
  • Franklin Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Suribachi Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Nadeen Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Bush Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Pinole Peak: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Rodeo Wharf: 2.3 mi
  • Hercules Wharf: 2.8 mi
  • Southern Pacific Ferry Terminal: 3.4 mi
  • The Burlington Hotel: 3.8 mi
  • Port Costa Warehouse: 3.8 mi
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
  • The Spirit Ship: 4.2 mi
  • Benicia Bench: 5.0 mi
  • Martinez Beavers: 5.6 mi
  • Wooden Eagle: 5.9 mi
  • John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites
  • Laurel Glen: 4.8 mi
  • Nevada Flats: 4.8 mi
  • Olinda Station: 4.8 mi
  • Quiet Place: 4.9 mi
  • Frenchmens Curve: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 28
Springs: 23
  • Sulfur Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Soto Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Abrigo Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Kent Falls: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 8.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 20.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Contra Costa Goldfields. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakS 173°581 m9.2 mi
Chaparral PeakS 174°540 m9.6 mi
Grizzly PeakS 177°531 m9.3 mi
Round TopSSE 167°531 m11.8 mi
Barberry PeakS 171°513 m10.3 mi
Volcanic PeakSSE 168°498 m11.1 mi
Eureka PeakS 170°495 m9.6 mi
Redwood PeakSSE 165°493 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5620:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1216:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505457606569717171665650
Precip in4.53.63.21.40.80.20.00.00.11.02.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vallejo, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/467337777

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