Nature reserve · California
Marsh Creek 4
Marsh Creek 4 is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the west-southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsh Creek 6, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
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How to reach it
Coordinates37.89293, -121.85463
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Marsh Creek 6: 0.1 mi
- Marsh Creek 2: 0.1 mi
- Marsh Creek 5: 0.3 mi
- Anderson Ranch: 0.6 mi
- Wright Canyon: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- North Peak: 2.5 mi
- Mount Olympia: 2.7 mi
- Windy Point: 3.0 mi
- Devil's Pulpit: 3.2 mi
- Red Leg Peak: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Mount Diablo State Park Summit Museum: 3.3 mi
- Clayton Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
- Clayton Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
- Tassajara School: 6.2 mi
- Blackhawk Auto Museum: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
- Historic Green Ranch Site: 3.5 mi
- Donner Cabin: 4.0 mi
- Stone Corral: 4.3 mi
- Mt. Diablo Coal Field: 4.5 mi
- Whelk Lookout: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 3.6 mi
- Grapevine Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Toyon Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Deer Flat: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Clayton Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Regency Woods Park: 4.6 mi
- Dana Hills Park: 4.8 mi
- El Molino Park: 4.9 mi
- Mitchell Creek Park: 5.1 mi
Gardens
- Blackhawk logo: 6.0 mi
- El Pueblo Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 9.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 9.2 mi
- Communuity Garden: 9.7 mi
Artworks
- Dinosaur sculptures: 7.2 mi
- Elephant statue: 7.2 mi
- Diablo Road Stump: 7.3 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Lake): 8.1 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Large): 8.2 mi
Attractions
- The Old Borges Ranchouse: 8.1 mi
- Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 8.5 mi
- Windy Grove Cars: 11.3 mi
- Red Baron Airplanes: 11.3 mi
- Dragon Roller Coaster: 11.3 mi
Springs: 17
- Sycamore Spring: 3.2 mi
- Sheepherder Spring: 4.5 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 4.7 mi
- Maple Spring: 5.0 mi
- Burma Spring: 5.1 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Stewartville: 3.7 mi
- West Hartley: 4.0 mi
- Acelanus: 4.1 mi
- Somersville: 4.4 mi
- Nortonville: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- Kite beach: 12.0 mi
- Playpen: 12.1 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 15.4 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 20.7 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Mitchell Rock: 5.1 mi
- Turtle Rock: 5.3 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 12.7 mi
- Chab: 18.7 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Tehan Falls: 15.9 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Marsh Creek 4. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | WSW 257° | 1,173 m | 3.3 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | WSW 256° | 1,110 m | 3.2 mi |
| North Peak | W 271° | 1,084 m | 2.5 mi |
| Ransom Point | W 261° | 1,037 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Olympia | WNW 282° | 898 m | 2.7 mi |
| Eagle Peak | W 278° | 722 m | 4.6 mi |
| Red Leg Peak | SE 145° | 652 m | 3.2 mi |
| Oyster Point | SSW 196° | 644 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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