Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve
Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stump Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 184 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Nob Hill: 7.1 mi
- Fuller Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.4 mi
- The Island: 8.2 mi
- Stump Beach: 0.8 mi
- Fisk Mill Cove: 1.0 mi
- Clam Beach: 6.9 mi
- Black Point Beach: 8.3 mi
- Pebble Beach: 9.3 mi
- Harold Richardson Redwoods Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Bihler Landing: 8.1 mi
- The Hot Spot: 9.4 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 10.6 mi
- One-Eyed Jacks: 12.4 mi
- Gerstle Cove State Marine Reserve: 1.9 mi
- Salt Point State Park: 3.0 mi
- Green Cove Seal Rookery: 10.0 mi
- TSRA Marine Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Soda Springs Reserve: 10.6 mi
- Windmill: 7.1 mi
- Fort Ross: 7.3 mi
- AIA 25 Year Award: 7.9 mi
- The Bane Bill: 13.2 mi
- Elizabeth "Liz" Burko Memorial Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Peace Totem: 5.2 mi
- Skyline Trailer: 5.5 mi
- Spawn: 24.0 mi
- Poseidon: 24.1 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 24.1 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 19.7 mi
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 23.4 mi
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 24.0 mi
- Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 24.9 mi
- Korbel Winery Tour: 20.8 mi
- J. Rickards Winery: 23.0 mi
- Tides Restaurant Original Facade: 24.1 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 24.1 mi
- Whale Jaw Bone: 24.3 mi
- Visitor Center: 1.8 mi
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 18.0 mi
- Korbel Museum: 20.7 mi
- Gravelly Spring: 11.2 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 13.5 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 18.1 mi
- White Cap Arch: 11.5 mi
- Arched Rock: 15.8 mi
- Fish Rocks Arch: 20.1 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Goat Rock: 15.3 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 18.5 mi
- Campo Gianni: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NE 51° | 807 m | 12.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 14° | 781 m | 14.2 mi |
| Gube Mountain | N 3° | 765 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNE 23° | 756 m | 13.0 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | NE 55° | 747 m | 13.1 mi |
| Snook Mountain | N 2° | 743 m | 17.3 mi |
| Crane Peak | NE 41° | 728 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pardaloe Peak | N 9° | 713 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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.
- Pacific coralroot377 obs
- Andrews' Clintonia362 obs
- Western Yellow-veiled Amanita306 obs
- salal303 obs
- Pacific trillium265 obs
- Scaly Chanterelle251 obs
- Redwood Violet250 obs
- Fairy-slipper248 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/39367738
Day trips start here
- Boonville · 29 mi
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