Nature reserve · California
Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve
Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Martinelli Park, a park 1.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates38.08736, -122.83184
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Martinelli Park: 1.2 mi
- Second Valley Path and Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Point Reyes Station Community Park: 1.9 mi
- Tomales Bay State Park: 4.1 mi
- Marconi Conference Center & Historic Park: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Point Reyes Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Vision: 2.3 mi
- Mount Wittenberg: 3.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Three Peaks: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 60
- Point Reyes National Seashore: 3.2 mi
- French Ranch Open Space Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Maurice Thorner Memorial Open Space Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve: 10.5 mi
Artworks
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 14.5 mi
- Plug: 14.7 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 15.3 mi
- Sonoma: 15.3 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 51
Beaches: 44
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 1.6 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 2.4 mi
- Teachers Beach: 2.8 mi
- Shell Beach: 3.1 mi
- Heart's Desire Beach: 4.5 mi
Museums: 30
- The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History: 1.3 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 8.8 mi
- Historic USCG Boathouse: 10.1 mi
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 12.6 mi
- Novato History Museum: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 21
- Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 1.2 mi
- Kule Loklo: 3.3 mi
- Cypress Tree Tunnel: 6.2 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 8.8 mi
- Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Bear Valley Picnic area: 3.7 mi
- Redwood Grove Group Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Azalea Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Hunt Camp: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 20
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- TRACEN Community Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 13.5 mi
- McNear Community Gardens: 14.3 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Stairstep Falls: 7.0 mi
- Alamere Falls: 9.6 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 10.6 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 13.0 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 13.2 mi
Springs: 8
- Crystal Springs: 8.0 mi
- Broko Spring: 15.1 mi
- Worn Springs: 16.3 mi
- Colier Spring: 16.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Point Reyes Light Station: 11.9 mi
- Paint Storage: 12.0 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 12.0 mi
- Transformer Building: 12.2 mi
- Power House: 12.2 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Keyhole: 7.2 mi
- Temple: 7.5 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Tomales Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Rock Fort: 16.2 mi
- Vent 5: 18.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | SE 128° | 784 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | SE 131° | 778 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | SE 130° | 744 m | 17.3 mi |
| Ballou Point | SE 137° | 612 m | 16.6 mi |
| Twin Knolls | SE 136° | 597 m | 15.9 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | E 99° | 575 m | 12.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 128° | 543 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | SE 132° | 527 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petaluma AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
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