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Springtown Wetlands Preserve

Springtown Wetlands Preserve from directly overhead

Springtown Wetlands Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Marlin Pound Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Livermore Area Recreation & Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.72118, -121.74197
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Wine Country Stone Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Historic Stone Walkway: 2.2 mi
  • Livermore City Foundation Spot: 2.2 mi
  • Mills Square Park: 3.1 mi
  • Livermorium: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites
  • John C. Calhoun Memorial Table: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Covered picnic zone: 9.5 mi
  • Group picnic zone: 9.5 mi
  • Lichen Bark: 10.1 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks: 48
  • Influx: 1.0 mi
  • Elatus: 6.3 mi
  • Tassajara Road Gear Sculpture: 7.1 mi
  • Wallis Ranch Water Tower: 7.1 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 8.7 mi
Museums: 39
Gardens: 30
Springs: 18
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Sycamore Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 11.1 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Niles beach: 17.4 mi
  • Kite beach: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 6.7 mi
  • The Bluff: 14.9 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 15.0 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 17.4 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Springtown Wetlands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloNW 320°1,173 m14.5 mi
Rose PeakS 176°1,163 m14.5 mi
Mount LewisSSE 169°1,136 m17.0 mi
Cedar MountainSSE 146°1,118 m13.4 mi
Devil's PulpitNW 320°1,110 m14.4 mi
North PeakNW 324°1,084 m14.7 mi
Lookout PointSSE 164°1,051 m14.9 mi
Ransom PointNW 320°1,037 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4619:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1916:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155586369737370645448
Precip in2.82.72.21.10.50.10.00.00.10.81.52.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/882859309

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