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Land Bank

Land Bank from directly overhead

Land Bank is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bush Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
East Bay Regional Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.04075, -122.21063
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bush Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Nadeen Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Franklin Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Suribachi Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Point Carquinez Overlook: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Alexander Park: 1.0 mi
  • Rithet Park: 1.1 mi
  • Glen Cove Waterfront Park: 1.9 mi
  • Glen Cove School Park: 2.2 mi
  • Twelfth Street Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Southern Pacific Ferry Terminal: 1.0 mi
  • The Burlington Hotel: 1.5 mi
  • Port Costa Warehouse: 1.5 mi
  • Turner / Robertson Shipyard: 2.3 mi
  • Peregrine Landing, Ark, and Stables: 2.8 mi
Museums
  • Crockett Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Benicia Capitol: 2.9 mi
  • Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown: 3.1 mi
  • Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum): 4.2 mi
  • Martinez Museum: 4.4 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • 1958 Carquinez Bridge: 1.6 mi
  • 2003 Alfred Zampa Memorial Suspension Bridge: 1.7 mi
  • City of Benicia Fishing Pier: 2.5 mi
  • bandstand: 3.1 mi
  • Lefty Gomez Ballfield Complex: 3.2 mi
Artworks
  • Benicia Bench: 2.9 mi
  • The Spirit Ship: 3.4 mi
  • Martinez Beavers: 4.2 mi
  • Wooden Eagle: 5.2 mi
  • John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites
  • Olive Grove: 4.0 mi
  • West Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Dinoland: 4.7 mi
  • Alice's Enchanted Garden: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 28
Springs: 23
  • Sulfur Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Soto Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Abrigo Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 6.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Land Bank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakS 183°581 m10.9 mi
Chaparral PeakS 183°540 m11.2 mi
Grizzly PeakS 187°531 m11.0 mi
Round TopS 176°531 m13.2 mi
Barberry PeakS 181°513 m11.9 mi
SugarloafN 358°499 m15.4 mi
Volcanic PeakS 177°498 m12.6 mi
Eureka PeakS 181°495 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5620:36
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2216:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505457606569717171665650
Precip in4.53.63.21.40.80.20.00.00.11.02.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vallejo, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/466553722

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