Nature reserve · California

Pacheco Marsh

Pacheco Marsh from directly overhead

Pacheco Marsh is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Olympia stands 898 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterbird Regional Preserve, a park 0.9 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: John Muir Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates38.03470, -122.09209

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Waterbird Regional Preserve: 0.9 mi
Benicia Bridges Vista Point: 2.3 mi
Highland Ave. Park: 2.3 mi
Martinez Waterfront Park: 2.3 mi
Cappy Ricks Park: 2.4 mi

Nature reserves

Historic sites

Site of the Murder of Dr. John Marsh: 2.0 mi
Howard Ray: 2.4 mi
Christian Brothers Winery: 2.4 mi
736 Ferry Street: 2.7 mi
Martinez - Benicia Ferry: 2.7 mi

Museums

Shell Alumni Museum: 2.2 mi
Martinez Museum: 2.6 mi
Museum of History, Benicia (formerly Benicia Historical Museum): 2.6 mi
Museum of History, Benicia - Downtown: 3.6 mi
Benicia Capitol: 3.8 mi

Gardens

James Cooper Memorial Garden: 2.3 mi
Community Garden: 3.7 mi
Horticulture (OH): 4.7 mi
Port Costa Community Garden: 5.3 mi
Forrest Deaner Native Plant Botanic Garden: 6.0 mi

Picnic sites

East Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
West Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
Olive Grove: 3.2 mi
Beech Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
Redwood Picnic Area: 3.6 mi

Attractions

Arch Bridge: 2.8 mi
bandstand: 3.7 mi
US Army helicopter: 3.9 mi
City of Benicia Fishing Pier: 4.0 mi
Hurricane Harbor: 4.7 mi

Artworks

Martinez Beavers: 2.8 mi
Benicia Bench: 3.6 mi
United States Peace Corps Fountain: 3.7 mi
John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 4.0 mi
John Muir Statue: 4.0 mi

Peaks

Old Martinez Summit: 3.6 mi
Franklin Crest: 3.8 mi
Mount Helen: 4.3 mi
Mount Wanda: 4.3 mi
Cardiac Hill: 4.7 mi

Beaches19

Lake Anza Beach: 12.9 mi
Lake Temescal Beach: 15.0 mi
Albany Beach: 15.8 mi
Kite beach: 16.6 mi
Playpen: 16.7 mi

Springs16

Sulfur Springs: 5.2 mi
Sulfur Spring: 11.6 mi
Peach Tree Spring: 11.7 mi
Soto Springs: 11.7 mi
Moses Rock Spring: 12.9 mi

Ghost towns12

Eckley: 6.2 mi
Ambrose: 7.7 mi
Acelanus: 12.3 mi
Nortonville: 12.7 mi
Somersville: 13.5 mi

Cliffs6

Mitchell Rock: 11.5 mi
Turtle Rock: 14.1 mi
The Devil's Shelf: 16.6 mi
East Slope Badlands: 17.6 mi
Chab: 21.0 mi

Waterfalls2

Abrigo Falls: 7.0 mi
Green Valley Falls: 17.4 mi

Lighthouses2

Quarters A: 21.5 mi
Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 21.5 mi

Rest areas1

Rest Stop: 3.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Pacheco Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Olympia	SE 132°	898 m	13.9 mi
Eagle Peak	SE 138°	722 m	12.4 mi
Vollmer Peak	SW 214°	581 m	12.6 mi
Chaparral Peak	SSW 213°	540 m	13.0 mi
Grizzly Peak	SW 216°	531 m	13.1 mi
Round Top	SSW 203°	531 m	13.9 mi
Barberry Peak	SSW 210°	513 m	13.2 mi
Volcanic Peak	SSW 206°	498 m	13.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:46	19:21
June solstice	05:47	19:56	20:35
September equinox	06:57	18:32	19:07
December solstice	07:22	16:12	16:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	46	49	53	57	62	67	70	69	67	61	52	46
Precip in	3.9	3.8	2.7	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	2.1	3.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinez WTP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/467337778

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