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Shell Ridge Open Space

Shell Ridge Open Space from directly overhead

Shell Ridge Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the east, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossil Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Walnut Creek Open Space Foundation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.89299, -122.02292
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Fossil Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Haystack Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Old Man's Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill Benchmark: 1.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Rudgear Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lar Rieu Park: 1.2 mi
  • Castle Rock Youth Sports Park: 1.4 mi
  • Northgate Park: 1.4 mi
  • Howe Homestead Park: 1.4 mi
Attractions
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 1.1 mi
  • Turkey Vulture: 3.6 mi
  • Hurricane Harbor: 5.8 mi
  • Red Baron Airplanes: 6.7 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Borges Ranch: 1.1 mi
  • John Muir Statue & Fountain: 1.6 mi
  • J.M. James House: 2.9 mi
  • Stone Valley: 3.0 mi
  • Alamo Grammer School: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
  • Storyvanes: 2.5 mi
  • Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Lake): 3.1 mi
  • Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Small): 3.1 mi
  • Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Large): 3.2 mi
  • Diablo Road Stump: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites
Springs: 19
  • Sulfur Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Soto Springs: 3.1 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Moses Rock Spring: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 19
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Shell Ridge Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloE 97°1,173 m6.0 mi
Devil's PulpitE 97°1,110 m6.1 mi
North PeakE 90°1,084 m6.7 mi
Ransom PointE 95°1,037 m5.9 mi
Mount OlympiaE 85°898 m6.6 mi
Eagle PeakE 82°722 m4.7 mi
Oyster PointESE 119°644 m9.0 mi
Cave PointESE 115°636 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850535966727270635347
Precip in5.14.93.71.91.10.30.00.00.11.22.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/31541721

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