Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve
Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Partridge Knolls Mini Park, a park 0.5 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Partridge Knolls Mini Park: 0.5 mi
- Miwok Park: 0.8 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.9 mi
- Private Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Marion Park: 1.4 mi
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 1.0 mi
- Novato History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: 6.2 mi
- Hamilton Field History Museum: 6.5 mi
- Dixie Schoolhouse: 7.2 mi
- Burdell Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Novato Heights: 2.4 mi
- Cherry Hill: 2.5 mi
- Big Rock Ridge: 4.7 mi
- Rush Creek Open Space Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Novato Lands 005: 3.1 mi
- Fryer Trust Bayland: 3.5 mi
- Novato Lands 005: 3.6 mi
- Bahia Wildlife Habitat: 3.6 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 3.5 mi
- Miles McKey Meditation Garden: 6.2 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- McNear Community Gardens: 7.2 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Sonoma: 6.8 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 6.8 mi
- Plug: 7.8 mi
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 7.9 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 13.0 mi
- Helen Putnam: 7.1 mi
- McNear Park: 7.2 mi
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Hunt Camp: 9.7 mi
- Bolinas Park: 9.8 mi
- Marcia Lois Grimm: 7.2 mi
- Steamer Gold Wreck: 7.8 mi
- Rancho Petaluma Adobe: 8.9 mi
- Bryan Cacy: 10.1 mi
- Point Reyes National Seashore dedication plaque: 12.7 mi
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 8.2 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 10.2 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 10.6 mi
- China Camp Historic Area: 11.2 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 11.6 mi
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 14.0 mi
- San Quentin Beach: 14.2 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 14.8 mi
- Teachers Beach: 15.1 mi
- Shell Beach: 15.3 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 4.4 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 8.7 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 9.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.0 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 11.2 mi
- Crystal Springs: 10.3 mi
- Worn Springs: 11.5 mi
- Broko Spring: 13.4 mi
- Colier Spring: 13.6 mi
- Rock Springs: 14.9 mi
- Rock Fort: 9.5 mi
- Vent 5: 17.3 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 18.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
- Point Reyes Light Station: 24.8 mi
- Paint Storage: 24.9 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 24.9 mi
- Temple: 15.2 mi
- Keyhole: 15.4 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 21.1 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | S 177° | 784 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | S 181° | 778 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | S 179° | 744 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sonoma Mountain | N 4° | 697 m | 13.6 mi |
| Twin Knolls | S 188° | 597 m | 14.4 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | S 188° | 575 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSW 197° | 543 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | S 180° | 527 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petaluma AP, 9 mi away.
- Western Fence Lizard175 obs
- creamcups160 obs
- Henderson's shooting star159 obs
- blue dicks159 obs
- Sun Cup154 obs
- Pacific chorus frog152 obs
- California buckeye147 obs
- California poppy146 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/436973738
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