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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 26 m. Pole Mountain stands 672 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Sonoma County Regional Parks

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.45509, -123.00507
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Heller: 0.4 mi
  • Starrett Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • River Overlook: 1.6 mi
  • High Point: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Creekside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Vacation Beach Park: 2.0 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 2.8 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 2.9 mi
  • Guerneville River Park: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 39
Historic sites: 39
Gardens: 28
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 0.5 mi
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Attractions: 14
Museums: 13
Picnic sites: 6
  • Campo Gianni: 1.7 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 18.2 mi
  • Creekside Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Gravelly Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 20.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arched Rock: 6.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 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 MountainWNW 299°672 m7.1 mi
Buck KnollN 352°627 m10.3 mi
High RockNW 321°611 m13.4 mi
Little Black MountainWNW 303°598 m7.4 mi
Red HillNNW 334°598 m16.2 mi
McCray MountainN 5°585 m7.5 mi
Queens PeakN 6°584 m8.7 mi
Devils RibsNW 318°579 m13.0 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1224024282

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