Nature reserve · California

Siesta Valley

Siesta Valley from directly overhead

Siesta Valley is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Barberry Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: East Bay Municipal Utility District

Getting there

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Coordinates37.87300, -122.21017

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Barberry Peak: 0.3 mi
Eureka Peak: 0.4 mi
Chaparral Peak: 0.8 mi
Vollmer Peak: 1.0 mi
Spiral Knob: 1.1 mi

Nature reserves

Museums

Golden Gate Live Steamers: 0.9 mi
Lawrence Hall of Science: 2.0 mi
Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology: 2.9 mi
Berkeley Art Museum - Pacific Film Archive: 3.1 mi
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life: 3.1 mi

Parks

Wilder Park: 1.1 mi
Paul Park: 1.6 mi
North Oakland Regional Sports Center: 1.7 mi
John Garber Park: 1.7 mi
Vicente Canyon Hillside Open Space: 1.7 mi

Historic sites

Inter County Tunnel: 1.2 mi
Fireplace (ruins): 1.6 mi
Fireplace Plaza: 1.7 mi
April 2003: 2.4 mi
The Kelsey Ranch: 2.4 mi

Artworks

Quarrytop Labyrinth: 1.3 mi
Labyrinth: 1.3 mi
Wheely Whirly Peacock: 1.4 mi
Face Your Fear: 1.4 mi
Labyrinth: 1.5 mi

Gardens

Canary Islands: 1.4 mi
Mediterranean: 1.4 mi
Garden of Old Roses: 1.4 mi
South America: 1.4 mi
Pine/Oak Woodland: 1.4 mi

Picnic sites

Willows Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
Elder: 1.5 mi
Laurel: 1.6 mi
Arroyo: 1.7 mi
Padre: 1.7 mi

Attractions

Mazzariello Labyrinth: 1.7 mi
Sather Tower: 2.6 mi
Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round: 3.1 mi
Mountain View Cemetery Docent Tours: 3.4 mi
Little Farm: 3.9 mi

Beaches35

Springs26

Sulfur Spring: 12.0 mi
Soto Springs: 13.4 mi
Peach Tree Spring: 13.6 mi
Coffeeberry Spring: 13.9 mi
Johnny-come-lately Spring: 14.1 mi

Waterfalls14

Abrigo Falls: 5.9 mi
Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 15.4 mi
Huntington Falls: 16.1 mi
Rainbow Falls: 16.2 mi
Dawn Falls: 19.7 mi

Ghost towns12

Lynn: 5.1 mi
Eckley: 12.5 mi
Winehaven: 12.5 mi
Russell City: 15.8 mi
Acelanus: 17.5 mi

Cliffs9

East Slope Badlands: 9.7 mi
The Devil's Shelf: 10.1 mi
Chab: 10.7 mi
Turtle Rock: 14.5 mi
Yellow Bluff: 14.5 mi

Lighthouses3

Rest areas2

Rest Stop: 15.7 mi
Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Natural arches1

Bird Island Arch: 18.1 mi

Hot springs1

Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 23.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Siesta Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Rock 2	ESE 116°	617 m	9.1 mi
Vollmer Peak	NW 319°	581 m	1.0 mi
Las Trampas Peak	ESE 109°	557 m	8.4 mi
Vail Peak	ESE 111°	545 m	9.2 mi
Chaparral Peak	WNW 297°	540 m	0.8 mi
Grizzly Peak	WNW 296°	531 m	1.4 mi
Round Top	SSE 149°	531 m	1.8 mi
Eagle Peak	ESE 110°	524 m	9.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:46	19:21
June solstice	05:48	19:56	20:35
September equinox	06:57	18:33	19:07
December solstice	07:22	16:13	16:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	51	53	55	57	60	63	64	64	65	63	56	51
Precip in	4.8	5.1	3.8	1.8	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	1.2	2.7	5.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/665235986

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