Nature reserve · California
Land Bank
Land Bank is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 320 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Hills Ranch, a park 0.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- East Bay Regional Park District
How to reach it
Coordinates37.79845, -122.03438
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Little Hills Ranch: 0.9 mi
- Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site: 1.9 mi
- Eugene O'Neill Commemorative Park: 2.6 mi
- La Vista Park: 2.6 mi
- Sunrise Ridge Park: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Corral Camp: 1.2 mi
- Shady: 1.5 mi
- Wayside: 6.1 mi
- Quail: 6.2 mi
- Owl: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Land Bank: 1.6 mi
- Carr Ranch Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Ridgeline Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Land Bank: 4.0 mi
- Bishop Ranch Regional Open Space Preserve: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Rock 2: 1.9 mi
- Ramage Peak: 2.0 mi
- Vail Peak: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Peak: 2.1 mi
- Las Trampas Peak: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Museum of the San Ramon Valley: 2.4 mi
- Blackhawk Natural History Museum: 6.4 mi
- Blackhawk Auto Museum: 6.4 mi
- Dunsmuir House: 7.0 mi
- Chabot Space and Science Center: 8.1 mi
Historic sites
- Fages Trail: 2.7 mi
- San Ramon School: 3.4 mi
- Alamo Grammer School: 3.6 mi
- Stone Valley: 3.6 mi
- J.M. James House: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Rose Garden: 2.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
- Moraga Garden Center: 5.7 mi
- Blackhawk logo: 6.6 mi
- Castro Valley High Scool Garden: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- Folded Circle: 4.2 mi
- Diablo Road Stump: 4.5 mi
- Elephant statue: 6.4 mi
- Dinosaur sculptures: 6.4 mi
- Sun Painting: 7.8 mi
Attractions
- Gray Wolf: 6.5 mi
- Jaguar: 6.5 mi
- California Condor: 6.5 mi
- Mountain Lion: 6.5 mi
- Eagle: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 25
- Sandy Beach: 10.7 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 11.2 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 13.6 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 13.7 mi
- Encinal beach: 14.2 mi
Springs: 21
- Eugene Spring: 6.2 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 6.5 mi
- Mineral Spring: 6.9 mi
- Maple Spring: 7.2 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 13
- Lynn: 10.9 mi
- Russell City: 11.4 mi
- Acelanus: 12.2 mi
- Nortonville: 13.8 mi
- Somersville: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Devil's Shelf: 1.0 mi
- Turtle Rock: 6.8 mi
- Chab: 6.9 mi
- Mitchell Rock: 9.5 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Tehan Falls: 10.1 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 12.1 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 21.5 mi
- Huntington Falls: 24.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
- Quarters A: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Land Bank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | NE 49° | 1,173 m | 8.7 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | NE 49° | 1,110 m | 8.8 mi |
| North Peak | NE 48° | 1,084 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ransom Point | NE 47° | 1,037 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Olympia | NE 45° | 898 m | 10.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | NE 36° | 722 m | 8.9 mi |
| Red Leg Peak | ENE 71° | 652 m | 12.3 mi |
| Oyster Point | ENE 75° | 644 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 8 mi away.
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