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Marsh Creek 1

Marsh Creek 1 from directly overhead

Marsh Creek 1 is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsh Creek 7, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.

Visiting

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Getting there

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Coordinates37.88991, -121.80164
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Red Leg Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Windy Point: 4.8 mi
  • North Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Cave Point: 5.5 mi
  • Mount Olympia: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Stone Corral: 3.0 mi
  • Whelk Lookout: 3.2 mi
  • Slick Ridge Village: 3.7 mi
  • Louise's Walkway: 3.8 mi
  • Lower Village Overlook: 3.8 mi
Parks
  • Balfour Guthrie Park: 3.6 mi
  • Boulder Ridge Park: 3.9 mi
  • Oak Meadow Park: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Park: 4.1 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 6.4 mi
  • Grapevine Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Toyon Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Lookout Point: 7.1 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 8.7 mi
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 10.9 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 13.8 mi
  • Red Baron Airplanes: 13.8 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 13.8 mi
Artworks
Museums: 46
Springs: 17
  • Sycamore Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Sheepherder Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Beaches: 9
  • Kite beach: 11.6 mi
  • Playpen: 11.7 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Mitchell Rock: 7.9 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 8.0 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 15.1 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 18.6 mi
  • Chab: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Marsh Creek 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloW 265°1,173 m6.2 mi
Devil's PulpitW 264°1,110 m6.0 mi
North PeakW 272°1,084 m5.4 mi
Ransom PointW 267°1,037 m6.2 mi
Mount OlympiaW 278°898 m5.6 mi
Eagle PeakW 276°722 m7.5 mi
Sunol PeakSSW 200°664 m19.8 mi
Red Leg PeakSSW 204°652 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4619:5420:34
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2016:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257616773767573665548
Precip in2.72.41.90.90.40.10.00.00.10.41.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antioch Pumping PLT #3, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/674001374

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