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Muir Woods National Monument

Muir Woods National Monument from directly overhead

Muir Woods National Monument is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the north, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Founders Grove, a attraction 0.4 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
National Park Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.89550, -122.58119

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Historic sites
Beaches: 53
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Muir Woods National Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakN 5°784 m2.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakNNW 336°778 m2.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakN 349°744 m2.2 mi
Ballou PointWNW 296°612 m2.6 mi
Twin KnollsWNW 303°597 m3.2 mi
Pine MountainNW 325°543 m6.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNNW 335°527 m1.6 mi
Loma AltaN 349°484 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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