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Dougherty Hills Open Space

Dougherty Hills Open Space from directly overhead

Dougherty Hills Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stagecoach Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
East Bay Regional Parks
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.72290, -121.91690
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stagecoach Park: 0.2 mi
  • Alamo Creek Park: 0.3 mi
  • Dougherty Hills Dog Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sunny Glen Recreational Area: 0.5 mi
  • Village Green Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • Don Biddle Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Conversation: 1.3 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 1.6 mi
  • The Junction: 1.9 mi
  • Tassajara Road Gear Sculpture: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites
  • Group picnic zone: 1.3 mi
  • Covered picnic zone: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 7.9 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Dougherty Hills: 2.5 mi
  • Peterson: 2.5 mi
  • Donlan Point: 3.2 mi
  • Harlan Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Wiedemann Hill: 4.4 mi
Attractions
Springs: 17
  • Eugene Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Sheepherder Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Maple Spring: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Niles beach: 11.1 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 6
  • The Devil's Shelf: 8.9 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 10.0 mi
  • Chab: 11.6 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 11.7 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Dougherty Hills Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloN 1°1,173 m11.0 mi
Devil's PulpitN 2°1,110 m11.0 mi
North PeakN 4°1,084 m11.8 mi
Ransom PointN 0°1,037 m11.3 mi
Mount OlympiaN 4°898 m12.3 mi
Monument Peak NorthS 170°800 m16.4 mi
Mount AllisonS 171°793 m15.7 mi
Monument Peak NorthwestS 171°775 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5420:34
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2016:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054576268727270645448
Precip in2.82.92.21.10.60.10.00.10.10.71.72.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/114224135

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