Nature reserve · California
The Big Brush
The Big Brush is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 562 m. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Island, a peak 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates38.61594, -123.05770
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- The Island: 1.0 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Buck Knoll: 1.7 mi
- Black Rock: 2.7 mi
- Rabbit Knoll: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Bruno Farnocchia Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
- Warm Springs Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 8.6 mi
- Guerneville River Park: 8.7 mi
Artworks
- Skyline Trailer: 11.4 mi
- Peace Totem: 13.2 mi
- O'Reilley Tarsir: 18.4 mi
- The Ark: 18.4 mi
- Giraffes in the Forest: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 31
- Johnson's Beach: 8.7 mi
- Vacation Beach: 9.5 mi
- Rocky Beach: 9.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.8 mi
- River Bend Beach: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 31
Nature reserves: 26
- The Cedars: 3.4 mi
- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 5.7 mi
- Riddell Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Little Black Mountain Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Lake Sonoma: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 24
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 10.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 11.0 mi
- Robbin Food Forest: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 15
- Korbel Winery Tour: 9.0 mi
- J. Rickards Winery: 10.3 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 14.0 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 16.4 mi
- Tides Restaurant Original Facade: 19.9 mi
Museums: 12
- Korbel Museum: 9.0 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 10.3 mi
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 11.3 mi
- Windsor Museum: 14.0 mi
- Visitor Center: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Osprey Rocks: 9.8 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Goat Rock: 12.7 mi
- Ingalls Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Frog Woman Rock: 20.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Gravelly Spring: 3.8 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 5.6 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 9.6 mi
- Poison Smith Spring: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Campo Gianni: 12.9 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 23.9 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Arched Rock: 13.2 mi
- White Cap Arch: 23.4 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of The Big Brush. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NW 324° | 807 m | 8.0 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | NW 325° | 747 m | 7.2 mi |
| Crane Peak | NW 323° | 728 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pole Mountain | SSW 204° | 672 m | 8.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 322° | 634 m | 10.8 mi |
| Buck Knoll | ESE 122° | 627 m | 1.7 mi |
| High Rock | W 264° | 611 m | 5.5 mi |
| Red Hill | NW 308° | 598 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:13 | 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 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 8.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Healdsburg, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/195463607
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