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Elliott Nature Preserve

Elliott Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Elliott Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Canyon Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Marin County Open Space District & Town of Fairfax
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.97688, -122.61703
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Cascade Peak: 0.6 mi
  • Happersberger Point: 1.0 mi
  • White Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Liberty Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 1.9 mi
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Bolinas Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rifle Camp: 3.5 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 3.6 mi
  • Hunt Camp: 3.6 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 3.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 3.6 mi
  • Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 5.3 mi
  • Slide House: 6.0 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 6.0 mi
  • Stinson tree: 6.1 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cascade Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 3.5 mi
Springs: 11
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Temple: 10.2 mi
  • Keyhole: 10.6 mi
  • Bird Island Arch: 11.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 6.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSE 147°784 m3.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSE 163°778 m3.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSE 156°744 m3.8 mi
Ballou PointS 185°612 m4.5 mi
Twin KnollsS 191°597 m3.9 mi
Big Rock RidgeN 7°575 m5.7 mi
Pine MountainW 271°543 m1.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSE 163°527 m4.4 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1233080052

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