Jenner Headlands Preserve
Jenner Headlands Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jenner Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away.
5,630-acres. Redwood & Douglas-fir forests, Oak woodland, chaparral, & coastal prairie overlooking the Pacific. Wildlife: Deer, Bobcat, Coyote, Mountain lion & Steelhead Trout. Rare species include Northern Spotted Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Red Tree Vole.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Wildlands Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Goat Rock: 1.8 mi
- Little Black Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Peaked Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pole Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Creekside Park: 6.4 mi
- Vacation Beach Park: 6.6 mi
- Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 6.8 mi
- Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 6.9 mi
- Peace Totem: 9.3 mi
- Spawn: 10.4 mi
- Poseidon: 10.5 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 10.5 mi
- Scuba Brown: 10.8 mi
- Jenner Beach: 0.8 mi
- Goat Rock Beach: 1.4 mi
- Blind Beach: 2.0 mi
- Shell Beach: 3.6 mi
- Wright's Beach: 4.7 mi
- Fort Ross: 7.0 mi
- Windmill: 7.2 mi
- Elizabeth "Liz" Burko Memorial Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 9.6 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 9.6 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 6.4 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 9.8 mi
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 10.5 mi
- Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 15.8 mi
- Pole Mountain Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Little Black Mountain Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Sonoma Coast State Park: 5.5 mi
- Patterson Point Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 4.2 mi
- Korbel Museum: 9.4 mi
- Visitor Center: 12.9 mi
- West County Museum: 17.2 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 17.4 mi
- Korbel Winery Tour: 9.4 mi
- Tides Restaurant Original Facade: 10.5 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 10.5 mi
- Whale Jaw Bone: 10.8 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 12.5 mi
- Goat Rock: 1.7 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 5.7 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Gravelly Spring: 9.4 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 16.7 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 18.4 mi
- Campo Gianni: 6.6 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Arched Rock: 2.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Jenner Headlands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | N 357° | 807 m | 16.9 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | N 359° | 747 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pole Mountain | N 11° | 672 m | 2.8 mi |
| Buck Knoll | NNE 29° | 627 m | 10.9 mi |
| High Rock | N 351° | 611 m | 9.9 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | N 9° | 598 m | 3.4 mi |
| Red Hill | N 358° | 598 m | 13.8 mi |
| McCray Mountain | NE 47° | 585 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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