Nature reserve · California
Land Bank
Land Bank is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the east-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridgeline Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- East Bay Regional Park District
How to reach it
Coordinates37.84000, -122.08457
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Ridgeline Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Harvey Ranch Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Carr Ranch Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Painted Rock: 2.4 mi
- Land Bank: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Las Trampas Peak: 1.2 mi
- Vail Peak: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Peak: 2.1 mi
- Rock 2: 2.2 mi
- Castle Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Sculpture of Saint John Baptist de La Salle: 1.3 mi
- SMC Letters: 1.4 mi
- Alamo Grammer School: 2.9 mi
- J.M. James House: 3.0 mi
- Stone Valley: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Chapel Green: 1.4 mi
- Pat Vincent Memorial Field: 1.5 mi
- Lafayette Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Moraga Commons Park: 2.2 mi
- Tice Valley Park: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- Moraga Garden Center: 2.3 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
- Communuity Garden: 6.2 mi
- Ruth Bancroft Garden: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Shady: 2.5 mi
- Corral Camp: 2.8 mi
- Wayside: 4.1 mi
- Quail: 4.1 mi
- Owl: 4.2 mi
Artworks
- Sun Painting: 4.0 mi
- Puzzle Pieces: 4.0 mi
- Fistulation: 4.0 mi
- Dancing Oak: 4.0 mi
- Vessel #24 - Nesting: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Museum of the San Ramon Valley: 4.8 mi
- Chabot Space and Science Center: 5.5 mi
- Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society: 5.7 mi
- Lindsay Wildlife Experience: 5.8 mi
- Mills College Art Museum: 6.6 mi
Attractions
- The Old Borges Ranchouse: 5.7 mi
- Turkey Vulture: 5.8 mi
- Mazzariello Labyrinth: 5.8 mi
- Gray Wolf: 6.7 mi
- California Condor: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 29
- Lake Temescal Beach: 8.0 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 9.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.9 mi
- Encinal beach: 12.3 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 12.7 mi
Springs: 20
- Sulfur Spring: 6.0 mi
- Soto Springs: 7.6 mi
- Coffeeberry Spring: 7.6 mi
- Mineral Spring: 7.7 mi
- Johnny-come-lately Spring: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Lynn: 8.5 mi
- Acelanus: 12.2 mi
- Russell City: 13.2 mi
- Nortonville: 13.8 mi
- Somersville: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Devil's Shelf: 3.5 mi
- Turtle Rock: 7.8 mi
- Chab: 7.9 mi
- Mitchell Rock: 9.3 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Abrigo Falls: 8.2 mi
- Tehan Falls: 14.0 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 19.8 mi
- Huntington Falls: 21.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Quarters A: 15.3 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 17.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Land Bank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | ENE 73° | 1,173 m | 9.7 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | ENE 73° | 1,110 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ransom Point | ENE 71° | 1,037 m | 9.8 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ENE 62° | 722 m | 9.0 mi |
| Rock 2 | SE 144° | 617 m | 2.2 mi |
| Vollmer Peak | WNW 292° | 581 m | 8.1 mi |
| Knobcone Point | E 89° | 568 m | 10.1 mi |
| Wiedemann Hill | SE 145° | 565 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
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