Nature reserve · California

Ecological Study Area

Ecological Study Area from directly overhead

Ecological Study Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Africa, a garden 0.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: University of California, Berkeley

Getting there

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Coordinates37.87629, -122.23760

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens

Southern Africa: 0.1 mi
Water Wise Entry Garden: 0.1 mi
Bamboo Grove: 0.1 mi
Deserts of the Americas: 0.1 mi
Vernal Pool: 0.1 mi

Artworks

Shiing-Shen Chern: 0.4 mi
Accelerator Magnet: 0.5 mi
Sunstones II: 0.5 mi
DNA: 0.5 mi
Pheena the Fin Whale: 0.6 mi

Peaks

Grizzly Peak: 0.5 mi
Spiral Knob: 0.5 mi
Tightwad Hill: 0.8 mi
Chaparral Peak: 0.8 mi
Vollmer Peak: 1.0 mi

Museums

Lawrence Hall of Science: 0.5 mi
Golden Gate Live Steamers: 0.9 mi
Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology: 1.4 mi
Berkeley Art Museum - Pacific Film Archive: 1.6 mi
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life: 1.7 mi

Picnic sites

Willows Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
Elder: 0.8 mi
Laurel: 0.8 mi
Padre: 0.9 mi
Arroyo: 0.9 mi

Nature reserves

Parks

Terrace View Park: 0.9 mi
John Garber Park: 1.0 mi
Monkey Island Park: 1.2 mi
Glendale - La Loma Park: 1.2 mi
Greenwood Common: 1.3 mi

Historic sites

Fireplace (ruins): 1.0 mi
Fireplace Plaza: 1.0 mi
Cupola of the Old Chemistry Building: 1.0 mi
Fraternity House - Day: 1.1 mi
4.0 Ball: 1.1 mi

Attractions

Sather Tower: 1.1 mi
Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round: 2.0 mi
Little Farm: 2.7 mi
Mazzariello Labyrinth: 3.0 mi
Mountain View Cemetery Docent Tours: 3.1 mi

Beaches35

Springs26

El Polín Spring: 13.1 mi
El Polín Spring: 13.2 mi
El Polín Spring: 13.2 mi
Sulfur Spring: 13.5 mi
Soto Springs: 14.9 mi

Waterfalls14

Abrigo Falls: 6.6 mi
Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 14.5 mi
Huntington Falls: 14.9 mi
Rainbow Falls: 15.0 mi
Dawn Falls: 18.2 mi

Ghost towns12

Lynn: 5.2 mi
Winehaven: 11.1 mi
Eckley: 12.4 mi
Russell City: 16.4 mi
Acelanus: 18.9 mi

Cliffs9

East Slope Badlands: 8.2 mi
The Devil's Shelf: 11.6 mi
Chab: 11.6 mi
Yellow Bluff: 13.1 mi
Turtle Rock: 16.0 mi

Lighthouses3

Rest areas2

Rest Stop: 16.1 mi
Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 24.3 mi

Natural arches1

Bird Island Arch: 16.7 mi

Hot springs1

Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 21.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Ecological Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Rock 2	ESE 114°	617 m	10.5 mi
Vollmer Peak	ENE 60°	581 m	1.0 mi
Las Trampas Peak	ESE 107°	557 m	9.9 mi
Vail Peak	ESE 109°	545 m	10.7 mi
Chaparral Peak	E 80°	540 m	0.8 mi
Grizzly Peak	NNE 29°	531 m	0.5 mi
Round Top	SE 126°	531 m	3.0 mi
Eagle Peak	ESE 108°	524 m	10.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:46	19:21
June solstice	05:48	19:56	20:35
September equinox	06:57	18:33	19:07
December solstice	07:22	16:13	16:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	51	53	55	57	60	63	64	64	65	63	56	51
Precip in	4.8	5.1	3.8	1.8	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	1.2	2.7	5.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/665384454

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