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Rodeo Grounds

Rodeo Grounds from directly overhead

Rodeo Grounds is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Suribachi Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
East Bay Regional Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.05440, -122.24286
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Suribachi Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Bush Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Nadeen Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Franklin Peak: 3.2 mi
  • Point Carquinez Overlook: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Museums
Parks
  • Crystal Pointe: 1.3 mi
  • Rithet Park: 1.3 mi
  • Alexander Park: 1.3 mi
  • Mini Park: 1.4 mi
  • Glen Cove Waterfront Park: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • The Spirit Ship: 1.6 mi
  • Wooden Eagle: 3.4 mi
  • Benicia Bench: 4.7 mi
  • Elephant Statue: 5.8 mi
  • Martinez Beavers: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Rodeo Wharf: 2.1 mi
  • Southern Pacific Ferry Terminal: 2.2 mi
  • Site of State Capitol at Vallejo Floor Plaque: 3.3 mi
  • The Burlington Hotel: 3.3 mi
  • Port Costa Warehouse: 3.3 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • Alice's Enchanted Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Galaxy: 3.4 mi
  • Dinoland: 3.4 mi
  • Something Big: 3.4 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty's Place: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 29
Springs: 23
  • Sulfur Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Soto Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Worn Springs: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Abrigo Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 7.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Rodeo Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakS 174°581 m11.9 mi
Chaparral PeakS 175°540 m12.2 mi
Grizzly PeakS 178°531 m11.9 mi
Round TopS 169°531 m14.4 mi
Barberry PeakS 173°513 m12.9 mi
SugarloafN 5°499 m14.5 mi
Volcanic PeakS 170°498 m13.7 mi
Eureka PeakS 172°495 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4719:5620:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505457606569717171665650
Precip in4.53.63.21.40.80.20.00.00.11.02.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vallejo, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/671009133

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