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Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Open Space Preserve

Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Open Space Preserve from directly overhead

Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. Pole Mountain stands 672 m to the northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Campo Gianni, a picnic site 0.6 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Sonoma County Regional Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.44029, -123.01123

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Creekside Park: 1.4 mi
  • Vacation Beach Park: 3.0 mi
  • Recreation Canyon: 3.7 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 3.8 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Heller: 1.5 mi
  • Starrett Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • High Point: 2.4 mi
  • River Overlook: 2.6 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 43
Historic sites: 40
Gardens: 28
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 1.4 mi
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 15
Museums: 13
Picnic sites: 6
  • Campo Gianni: 0.6 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 18.6 mi
  • Creekside Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Gravelly Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 21.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arched Rock: 6.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pole MountainNW 307°672 m7.4 mi
Buck KnollN 354°627 m11.3 mi
High RockNW 325°611 m14.0 mi
Little Black MountainNW 311°598 m7.8 mi
Red HillNNW 336°598 m17.0 mi
McCray MountainN 6°585 m8.6 mi
Queens PeakN 8°584 m9.8 mi
Devils RibsNW 322°579 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4920:0020:40
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495153565964656665625448
Precip in10.89.97.03.72.00.60.10.10.22.65.711.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Occidental, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1224024283

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