Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · California

Land Bank

Land Bank from directly overhead

Land Bank is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Carquinez Overlook, a peak 0.6 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
East Bay Regional Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.03495, -122.17807
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Point Carquinez Overlook: 0.6 mi
  • Nadeen Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Bush Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Franklin Crest: 1.7 mi
  • Franklin Peak: 1.8 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Port Costa Warehouse: 0.8 mi
  • The Burlington Hotel: 0.9 mi
  • Peregrine Landing, Ark, and Stables: 1.3 mi
  • Antonio M. De La Guerra: 1.5 mi
  • Benicia Capitol: 1.5 mi
Attractions
  • City of Benicia Fishing Pier: 1.0 mi
  • bandstand: 1.8 mi
  • Arch Bridge: 2.2 mi
  • 1958 Carquinez Bridge: 3.1 mi
  • 2003 Alfred Zampa Memorial Suspension Bridge: 3.2 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • Benicia Bench: 1.3 mi
  • Martinez Beavers: 2.4 mi
  • John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 4.5 mi
  • John Muir Statue: 4.6 mi
  • United States Peace Corps Fountain: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Benicia Capitol: 1.5 mi
  • Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown: 1.7 mi
  • Martinez Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum): 2.7 mi
  • Crockett Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites
  • Olive Grove: 2.3 mi
  • West Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Dinoland: 5.9 mi
  • Something Big: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 27
Springs: 21
  • Sulfur Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Soto Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Waterfalls: 9
  • Abrigo Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 5.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Land Bank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakSSW 193°581 m10.7 mi
Chaparral PeakSSW 193°540 m11.1 mi
Grizzly PeakSSW 196°531 m11.0 mi
Round TopS 184°531 m12.8 mi
Barberry PeakS 189°513 m11.6 mi
Volcanic PeakS 185°498 m12.2 mi
Eureka PeakS 190°495 m10.9 mi
Black PointSE 125°492 m14.6 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: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464953576267706967615246
Precip in3.93.82.71.30.60.30.00.00.10.82.13.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/671190723

More nature reserves in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Land Bank.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens