Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve
Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ring Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Marin County Parks
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ring Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Kite Hill: 2.2 mi
- Palm Hill: 2.4 mi
- Christmas Tree Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bon Air Hill: 3.2 mi
- Granada Park: 0.6 mi
- San Clemente Park: 0.7 mi
- Parkview Circle Park: 1.0 mi
- Blackie's Pasture: 1.1 mi
- Strawberry Park: 1.2 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 1.1 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 1.5 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 2.9 mi
- Coming About: 3.3 mi
- Close to the Wind: 3.6 mi
- Slide House: 2.3 mi
- Giant Picnic Table: 2.4 mi
- Brig Matthew Turner: 3.3 mi
- Redwood Tree Slice: 4.6 mi
- Founders Grove: 4.6 mi
- The Rosebowl: 2.7 mi
- Old Sawmill: 3.4 mi
- Lyford's Stone Tower: 3.6 mi
- Ayala Cove: 4.4 mi
- Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 4.4 mi
- Marinship Exhibit: 3.4 mi
- Bay Model Visitor Center: 3.4 mi
- Railroad Ferry Museum: 3.5 mi
- IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center: 3.6 mi
- Detention Barracks Museum: 4.7 mi
- Canal Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Lauren Place: 4.6 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Succulent Garden: 7.8 mi
- Compton Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- East Bay #1: 4.9 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 4.9 mi
- East Bay campsite #3: 4.9 mi
- Killdeer Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 6.2 mi
- San Quentin Beach: 2.1 mi
- Bramble Beach: 2.3 mi
- Schoonmaker Beach: 3.4 mi
- Swede's Beach: 4.5 mi
- Point Molate Beach: 4.9 mi
- Dawn Falls: 4.2 mi
- Kent Falls: 5.1 mi
- Laurel Dell Falls: 7.5 mi
- Midway Falls: 7.8 mi
- Helen Markt Falls: 7.9 mi
- Old Spring: 4.7 mi
- Colier Spring: 5.7 mi
- Worn Springs: 5.8 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 6.1 mi
- Rock Springs: 6.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 5.4 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 6.2 mi
- Rock Fort: 6.6 mi
- Vent 5: 7.3 mi
- Aramai Point: 21.2 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 6.6 mi
- Temple: 17.6 mi
- Keyhole: 18.1 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
- Quarters A: 10.1 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 10.2 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 7.8 mi
- Rest Stop: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | WNW 284° | 784 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | W 278° | 778 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | W 281° | 744 m | 5.3 mi |
| Ballou Point | W 270° | 612 m | 7.2 mi |
| Twin Knolls | W 275° | 597 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WNW 297° | 543 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | W 273° | 527 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bare Knoll | W 264° | 478 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 8.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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