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Painted Rock

Painted Rock from directly overhead

Painted Rock is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Eagle Peak stands 722 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mulholland Open Space Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
John Muir Land Trustow

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.86048, -122.12114
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pat Vincent Memorial Field: 1.3 mi
  • Lafayette Community Park: 1.3 mi
  • Moraga Valley Swim & Tennis Club: 1.3 mi
  • Moraga Commons Park: 1.4 mi
  • Chapel Green: 1.4 mi
Peaks
  • Mulholland Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Las Trampas Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Castle Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Round Top: 4.0 mi
  • Russell Peak: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Moraga Garden Center: 1.7 mi
  • Lafayette Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Fig Leaf Gardens: 6.0 mi
  • Canary Islands: 6.3 mi
  • Garden of Old Roses: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites
  • Upper Reserved Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Big Bend Meadow: 3.9 mi
  • Old Church: 3.9 mi
  • Quail: 3.9 mi
  • Owl: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Mazzariello Labyrinth: 3.8 mi
  • Turkey Vulture: 5.0 mi
  • Labyrinth: 6.3 mi
  • Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area: 6.6 mi
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 6.8 mi
Museums
Beaches: 32
Springs: 20
  • Sulfur Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Soto Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Johnny-come-lately Spring: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 15.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Painted Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakENE 74°722 m10.4 mi
Rock 2SE 134°617 m4.5 mi
Vollmer PeakWNW 286°581 m5.7 mi
Wiedemann HillSE 141°565 m10.9 mi
Las Trampas PeakESE 121°557 m3.6 mi
Vail PeakESE 123°545 m4.5 mi
Chaparral PeakWNW 282°540 m5.7 mi
Round TopW 260°531 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5520:35
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/762132801

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