Nature reserve · California
Grove of the Old Trees
Grove of the Old Trees is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 343 m. Pole Mountain stands 672 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 1.3 miles away.
What to expect
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How to reach it
Coordinates38.40012, -122.99125
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugarloaf: 1.3 mi
- Irish Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mount Heller: 4.2 mi
- High Point: 4.3 mi
- Coleman Hill: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Watson School Historic Park: 4.2 mi
- Christo and Jeanne-Claude Running Fence Park: 4.2 mi
- Wayside Park: 4.2 mi
- Creekside Park: 4.3 mi
- Recreation Canyon: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Giraffes in the Forest: 5.3 mi
- Spawn: 5.7 mi
- Poseidon: 5.7 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 5.7 mi
- Scuba Brown: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 44
- Dutch Bill Beach: 4.7 mi
- Monte Rio Community Beach: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.7 mi
- Carmel Beach: 5.0 mi
- Portuguese Beach: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 43
- Occidental Veterans of World War 2: 2.4 mi
- Church of SaintTeresa ofAvila: 3.8 mi
- Elizabeth "Liz" Burko Memorial Bridge: 5.1 mi
- Nicholas Green: 5.2 mi
- Bodega Bay Sea Gals Commemorative Plaque: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 29
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 4.3 mi
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 5.3 mi
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 5.6 mi
- Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 7.8 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Museums: 16
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 5.0 mi
- Korbel Museum: 7.6 mi
- West County Museum: 9.1 mi
- Pacific Coast Air Museum: 12.7 mi
- Windsor Museum: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 14
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 5.1 mi
- Tides Restaurant Original Facade: 5.7 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 5.7 mi
- Whale Jaw Bone: 5.8 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Campo Gianni: 2.5 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 17.9 mi
- Creekside Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Helen Putnam: 22.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Gravelly Spring: 15.7 mi
- Hunter Spring: 19.2 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 20.3 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Osprey Rocks: 5.6 mi
- Goat Rock: 7.9 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 11.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Arched Rock: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Grove of the Old Trees. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole Mountain | NW 316° | 672 m | 10.1 mi |
| Buck Knoll | N 351° | 627 m | 14.2 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 328° | 611 m | 16.9 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | NW 318° | 598 m | 10.5 mi |
| McCray Mountain | N 359° | 585 m | 11.3 mi |
| Queens Peak | N 1° | 584 m | 12.5 mi |
| Devils Ribs | NW 325° | 579 m | 16.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 3° | 524 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 10.8 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 11.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Occidental, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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