Nature reserve · California
Pole Mountain Preserve
Pole Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 580 m. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pole Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sonoma Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates38.50408, -123.12315
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pole Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Little Black Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Little Black Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Sunrise Mountain: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 6.2 mi
- Vacation Beach Park: 6.2 mi
- Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 6.2 mi
- Creekside Park: 6.8 mi
Artworks
- Peace Totem: 8.6 mi
- Spawn: 12.8 mi
- Skyline Trailer: 12.8 mi
- Poseidon: 12.8 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 36
- Jenner Beach: 3.5 mi
- Goat Rock Beach: 4.0 mi
- Blind Beach: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.7 mi
- Rocky Beach: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Fort Ross: 6.5 mi
- Windmill: 6.8 mi
- Occidental Veterans of World War 2: 11.5 mi
- Elizabeth "Liz" Burko Memorial Bridge: 11.6 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Little Black Mountain Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Jenner Headlands Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Patterson Point Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 22
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 6.7 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 12.2 mi
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 12.8 mi
- Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 15.5 mi
Museums: 12
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 5.2 mi
- Korbel Museum: 8.6 mi
- Visitor Center: 12.0 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 15.7 mi
- Windsor Museum: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 10
- Korbel Winery Tour: 8.6 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 12.6 mi
- Tides Restaurant Original Facade: 12.8 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 12.9 mi
- Whale Jaw Bone: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Goat Rock: 4.4 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 5.6 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 19.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Gravelly Spring: 6.7 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 14.1 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Campo Gianni: 7.7 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Arched Rock: 4.9 mi
- White Cap Arch: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Pole Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | N 355° | 807 m | 14.3 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | N 357° | 747 m | 13.7 mi |
| Pole Mountain | ENE 66° | 672 m | 0.2 mi |
| Buck Knoll | NE 36° | 627 m | 8.4 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 344° | 611 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | NNE 13° | 598 m | 0.7 mi |
| Red Hill | N 356° | 598 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lookout Rock | N 353° | 587 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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