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Land Bank

Land Bank from directly overhead

Land Bank is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the south-southeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Abrott Benchmark, a peak 0.5 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
East Bay Regional Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.95936, -122.25477
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Abrott Benchmark: 0.5 mi
  • Sobrante Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Wildcat Peak: 2.8 mi
  • William Rust Summit: 3.0 mi
  • Pinole Peak: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites
  • Laurel Glen: 0.9 mi
  • Olinda Station: 0.9 mi
  • Nevada Flats: 1.0 mi
  • Quiet Place: 1.0 mi
  • Frenchmens Curve: 1.0 mi
Parks
  • Rain Cloud Park: 1.0 mi
  • La Moine Park: 1.7 mi
  • Amber Swartz Park: 2.0 mi
  • Hanna Park: 2.5 mi
  • Beechnut Mini Park: 2.7 mi
Attractions
  • Rotary Peace Grove: 2.8 mi
  • Little Farm: 3.5 mi
  • The Mira Vista Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round: 4.1 mi
  • Metallica Mansion: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Blake Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Zaytuna College Permaculture Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Canyon: 4.5 mi
  • Pacific Rain Forest Section: 4.6 mi
  • Franciscan Section: 4.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • The Pastree: 3.7 mi
  • The throne: 4.4 mi
  • Urn: 4.4 mi
  • Urn: 4.5 mi
  • Urn: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 29
Springs: 24
Waterfalls: 16
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 11.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 18.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Land Bank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakSSE 161°581 m5.5 mi
Las Trampas PeakSE 130°557 m13.5 mi
Chaparral PeakSSE 163°540 m5.9 mi
Grizzly PeakSSE 168°531 m5.5 mi
Round TopSSE 156°531 m8.3 mi
Barberry PeakSSE 160°513 m6.6 mi
Volcanic PeakSSE 156°498 m7.6 mi
Eureka PeakSSE 157°495 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1216:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/671009134

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