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North Richmond Shoreline

North Richmond Shoreline from directly overhead

North Richmond Shoreline is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is North Richmond Wetlands, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
East Bay Regional Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97476, -122.37135

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Parchester Park: 1.1 mi
  • John Hubert Davis Park: 1.4 mi
  • Shields-Reid Park: 1.5 mi
  • Bay Vista Park: 1.7 mi
  • Country Club Vista Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Site of Giant Powder Company: 1.4 mi
  • Bat House: 1.9 mi
  • Black Powder Press: 2.3 mi
  • Grande Vista Sanitarium: 3.8 mi
  • Brick Kilns: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Palms: 1.6 mi
  • Giant Cluster: 1.6 mi
  • Shoreline: 1.6 mi
  • Camp Bay: 3.0 mi
  • Camp Alvarado: 3.1 mi
Artworks
  • Art by local residences.: 2.7 mi
  • Reparations Now: 3.1 mi
  • Amass Joy: 3.1 mi
  • Richmond Dances and Grows: 3.2 mi
  • I Spy: 3.2 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Beaches: 33
Springs: 22
Waterfalls: 18
  • Dawn Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Abrigo Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Kent Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 13.8 mi
  • Temple: 23.5 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of North Richmond Shoreline. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakWSW 254°784 m11.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakWSW 254°744 m12.3 mi
Vollmer PeakSE 128°581 m10.3 mi
Chaparral PeakSE 129°540 m10.5 mi
Grizzly PeakSE 130°531 m9.9 mi
Barberry PeakSE 130°513 m11.3 mi
Eureka PeakSE 127°495 m10.9 mi
Spiral KnobSE 133°423 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4819:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2316:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515456586163636465635751
Precip in4.84.83.21.60.70.30.00.10.01.42.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/670992593

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