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Dominican Nature Preserve

Dominican Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Dominican Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Western Alliance for Nature
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.98716, -122.52146
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • Nike Missile Site: 1.3 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 2.5 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 3.2 mi
  • Slide House: 3.2 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 2.2 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 2.9 mi
  • Weber Point: 3.0 mi
  • Bullhead Flat: 3.2 mi
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 17
  • Dawn Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 7.3 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 11.3 mi
  • Temple: 15.4 mi
  • Keyhole: 15.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Dominican Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSW 217°784 m5.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSW 223°778 m6.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSW 221°744 m5.5 mi
Ballou PointSW 227°612 m7.7 mi
Twin KnollsSW 232°597 m7.5 mi
Big Rock RidgeNW 318°575 m6.7 mi
Pine MountainW 264°543 m7.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSW 219°527 m6.3 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:2316:1316:55

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1120009846

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