Nature reserve · California
Viera-North Peak
Viera-North Peak is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 578 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the west, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill Lane, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
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How to reach it
Coordinates37.88496, -121.88888
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Oak Hill Lane: 0.7 mi
- Wright Canyon: 1.1 mi
- Rideau: 1.1 mi
- Anderson Ranch: 1.4 mi
- Marsh Creek 2: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- North Peak: 0.9 mi
- Devil's Pulpit: 1.3 mi
- Mount Olympia: 1.3 mi
- Mount Diablo: 1.4 mi
- Ransom Point: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Mount Diablo State Park Summit Museum: 1.4 mi
- Clayton Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- Clayton Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- Tassajara School: 5.9 mi
- Blackhawk Auto Museum: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
- Historic Green Ranch Site: 1.6 mi
- Donner Cabin: 2.6 mi
- Clayton Club Saloon: 4.6 mi
- Mt. Diablo Coal Field: 5.2 mi
- Stone Corral: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 1.7 mi
- Grapevine Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Toyon Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Deer Flat: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Clayton Community Park: 3.5 mi
- Regency Woods Park: 3.7 mi
- Mitchell Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- Dana Hills Park: 3.8 mi
- El Molino Park: 4.0 mi
Gardens
- Blackhawk logo: 4.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 7.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 7.5 mi
- Communuity Garden: 8.1 mi
- Ruth Bancroft Garden: 8.5 mi
Artworks
- Diablo Road Stump: 5.5 mi
- Dinosaur sculptures: 6.0 mi
- Elephant statue: 6.0 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Lake): 6.7 mi
- Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Large): 6.8 mi
Attractions
- The Old Borges Ranchouse: 6.2 mi
- Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 9.5 mi
- Windy Grove Cars: 10.2 mi
- Red Baron Airplanes: 10.2 mi
- Dragon Roller Coaster: 10.2 mi
Springs: 17
- Sheepherder Spring: 2.7 mi
- Maple Spring: 3.0 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 3.1 mi
- Burma Spring: 3.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 13
- Kite beach: 13.2 mi
- Playpen: 13.3 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 15.0 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 18.8 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Acelanus: 3.9 mi
- Stewartville: 4.8 mi
- Nortonville: 5.1 mi
- Somersville: 5.2 mi
- West Hartley: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Turtle Rock: 3.3 mi
- Mitchell Rock: 3.7 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 10.8 mi
- Chab: 16.8 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Tehan Falls: 14.9 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Viera-North Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | W 261° | 1,173 m | 1.4 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | W 259° | 1,110 m | 1.3 mi |
| North Peak | NW 312° | 1,084 m | 0.9 mi |
| Ransom Point | W 272° | 1,037 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Olympia | NW 326° | 898 m | 1.3 mi |
| Eagle Peak | WNW 293° | 722 m | 2.9 mi |
| Red Leg Peak | ESE 120° | 652 m | 4.2 mi |
| Oyster Point | S 171° | 644 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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