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Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Grizzly Island Unit

Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Grizzly Island Unit from directly overhead

Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Grizzly Island Unit is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Meins Landing, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.11460, -121.93172

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Birds Landing - Benjamin's Store: 3.5 mi
  • Riverview Union High School: 8.9 mi
  • Casino Building: 9.2 mi
  • Women's Club: 9.4 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 11.2 mi
Peaks
  • Kirby Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Luco Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Suisun Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Mulligan Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Rose Hill: 11.1 mi
Parks
  • Riverview Park: 5.6 mi
  • Central Harbor Park: 5.8 mi
  • CA Seasons Park: 5.9 mi
  • Lynbrook Park: 5.9 mi
  • Anuta Park: 6.1 mi
Artworks
  • "Red Salmon" fishing boat: 6.2 mi
  • The Fisherman: 6.2 mi
  • Ore Cart: 6.2 mi
  • Heritage Plaza: 6.3 mi
  • Our Lady of Pittsburg: 6.3 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites
Attractions: 59
  • Suisun Marsh Overlook: 8.2 mi
  • Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 8.9 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 9.9 mi
  • Tea Cups: 9.9 mi
  • Frog Hopper: 9.9 mi
Museums: 44
Springs: 15
  • Sulfur Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Soto Springs: 15.2 mi
  • Moses Rock Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Beaches: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Mitchell Rock: 13.7 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 17.2 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 10.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Grizzly Island Wildlife Area- Grizzly Island Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloS 177°1,173 m16.1 mi
Devil's PulpitS 176°1,110 m16.1 mi
North PeakS 174°1,084 m15.4 mi
Ransom PointS 177°1,037 m15.8 mi
Mount OlympiaS 174°898 m14.8 mi
Eagle PeakS 181°722 m14.7 mi
Twin SistersNW 316°659 m18.6 mi
Windy PointS 170°632 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4619:5520:35
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2116:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495357606571737472655650
Precip in3.23.22.31.10.50.20.00.00.10.71.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Buchanan FLD, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/601405886

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