Nature reserve · California
Piper Lane Presere
Piper Lane Presere is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kite Hill Open Space, a park 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Western Alliance for Nature
How to reach it
Coordinates37.99867, -122.59169
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kite Hill Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Bolinas Park: 0.9 mi
- Matt Mansen Memorial Field: 1.1 mi
- Doc Edgar Park: 1.2 mi
- Oak Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Fairfax Open Space Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Upper Hawthorne Canyon Open Space Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Hawthorne Canyon Open Space Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Halperin Open Space Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Private Open Space Preserve: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Marin Museum of Bicycling: 0.8 mi
- Dixie Schoolhouse: 3.3 mi
- Bartolini Gallery: 3.3 mi
- Marin County Historical Society Museum: 3.8 mi
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Bolinas Park: 0.9 mi
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Hunt Camp: 4.5 mi
- Rifle Camp: 5.0 mi
- Potrero Camp: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Cascade Peak: 1.5 mi
- White Hill: 2.0 mi
- Loma Alta: 2.1 mi
- Red Hill: 2.1 mi
- Grove Hill: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Lauren Place: 3.9 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 5.4 mi
Attractions
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 3.3 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 4.9 mi
- Giant Picnic Table: 5.7 mi
- Slide House: 5.7 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 6.4 mi
Historic sites
- Music Stand: 5.2 mi
- Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 5.2 mi
- The Rosebowl: 5.4 mi
- Marcia Lois Grimm: 5.7 mi
- Throne: 5.8 mi
Artworks
- Tamalpais Maiden: 5.2 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 9.0 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 9.4 mi
- Art by local residences.: 9.8 mi
- Close to the Wind: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 58
- San Quentin Beach: 7.1 mi
- Stinson Beach: 7.6 mi
- Bolinas Beach: 8.2 mi
- Slide Ranch North Beach: 8.6 mi
- Agate Beach: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Cascade Falls: 1.9 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 3.5 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 4.0 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 4.4 mi
- Dawn Falls: 4.5 mi
Springs: 11
- Worn Springs: 2.7 mi
- Colier Spring: 4.7 mi
- Broko Spring: 4.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 6.2 mi
- Crystal Springs: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 13.1 mi
- Quarters A: 18.2 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 18.2 mi
- Point Reyes Light Station: 23.3 mi
- Paint Storage: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rock Fort: 1.8 mi
- Vent 5: 8.5 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 12.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.0 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Temple: 11.6 mi
- Keyhole: 12.0 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 12.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Piper Lane Presere. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | S 171° | 784 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | S 183° | 778 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | S 178° | 744 m | 5.0 mi |
| Ballou Point | SSW 197° | 612 m | 6.3 mi |
| Twin Knolls | SSW 202° | 597 m | 5.8 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | N 351° | 575 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 246° | 543 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | S 181° | 527 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:14 | 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 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 3 mi away.
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