Nature reserve · California

Ridgeview Open Space

Ridgeview Open Space from directly overhead

Ridgeview Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Ransom Point stands 1,037 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Foothills Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

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Operated by: Pleasant Hill Recreation and Park District

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Coordinates37.96495, -122.09417

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Foothills Park: 0.2 mi
Paso Nogal Park: 0.4 mi
Shannon Hills Park: 0.7 mi
Golden Hills Park: 0.9 mi
Hidden Lakes Park: 1.1 mi

Peaks

Cardiac Hill: 1.1 mi
Dinosaur Hill: 2.0 mi
Mount Wanda: 2.4 mi
Mount Helen: 2.7 mi
Briones Peak: 2.7 mi

Gardens

Community Garden: 1.2 mi
Horticulture (OH): 1.5 mi
James Cooper Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
Ruth Bancroft Garden: 4.3 mi
Communuity Garden: 4.7 mi

Picnic sites

Attractions

Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area: 1.7 mi
Labyrinth: 1.9 mi
Hurricane Harbor: 2.4 mi
US Army helicopter: 2.6 mi
Turkey Vulture: 3.0 mi

Historic sites

John Muir: 1.9 mi
Strentzel: 1.9 mi
Louie Strentzel Muir: 1.9 mi
The United States Peace Corps Fountain: 2.1 mi
John Muir: 2.1 mi

Artworks

United States Peace Corps Fountain: 2.1 mi
John Muir Statue: 2.1 mi
John Muir and Alhambra Creek Watershed: 2.2 mi
Martinez Beavers: 4.4 mi
Storyvanes: 4.9 mi

Nature reserves

West Hills Farm: 2.1 mi
Almond Ranch: 2.9 mi
Land Bank: 3.2 mi
Moorhen Marsh: 3.8 mi
Acalanes Ridge: 3.9 mi

Museums

Lindsay Wildlife Experience: 3.0 mi
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society: 3.1 mi
Concord Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
Galindo House and Gardens: 3.3 mi
Shell Alumni Museum: 3.9 mi

Beaches23

Springs19

Sulfur Spring: 7.8 mi
Soto Springs: 8.4 mi
Peach Tree Spring: 8.5 mi
Coffeeberry Spring: 9.4 mi
Sulfur Springs: 9.5 mi

Ghost towns12

Eckley: 8.5 mi
Ambrose: 9.2 mi
Acelanus: 10.7 mi
Nortonville: 11.6 mi
Somersville: 12.6 mi

Waterfalls6

Abrigo Falls: 3.5 mi
Tehan Falls: 21.8 mi
Green Valley Falls: 22.1 mi
Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 24.3 mi
Huntington Falls: 24.8 mi

Cliffs6

Mitchell Rock: 8.9 mi
Turtle Rock: 10.6 mi
The Devil's Shelf: 11.9 mi
East Slope Badlands: 15.8 mi
Chab: 16.2 mi

Lighthouses2

Quarters A: 18.2 mi
Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 18.2 mi

Rest areas1

Rest Stop: 8.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Ridgeview Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Ransom Point	ESE 119°	1,037 m	11.2 mi
Eagle Peak	ESE 117°	722 m	9.5 mi
Rock 2	S 170°	617 m	10.5 mi
Vollmer Peak	SW 231°	581 m	8.9 mi
Las Trampas Peak	S 170°	557 m	9.2 mi
Vail Peak	SSE 167°	545 m	9.9 mi
Chaparral Peak	SW 230°	540 m	9.2 mi
Grizzly Peak	SW 233°	531 m	9.5 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: Jan–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	50	54	57	61	66	71	73	74	72	66	56	50
Precip in	3.5	3.6	2.6	1.2	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.7	1.9	3.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/697511757

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