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Waterdog Lake Open Space

Waterdog Lake Open Space from directly overhead

Waterdog Lake Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Black Mountain stands 849 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hallmark Park, a park 0.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Belmont Parks and Recreation Department

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.50768, -122.31238
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hallmark Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cipriani Park and Dog Exercise Area: 0.7 mi
  • Semeria Park: 1.0 mi
  • Belameda Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Open Space: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 60
Peaks
Gardens
Picnic sites
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Wing Lam gravesite: 3.4 mi
  • Kite Surfing Windsock: 4.9 mi
  • Public Bocce Court: 4.9 mi
  • Lemos Farm: 5.5 mi
  • Historic Railroad Station: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 50
Waterfalls: 16
  • Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 15.8 mi
  • Peter's Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Butano Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Butano Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Gerow's Waterfall: 18.4 mi
Springs: 11
  • Summit Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Summit Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Spring source: 15.8 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 20.8 mi
  • El Polín Spring: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Aramai Point: 12.3 mi
  • Chab: 18.4 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 20.7 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 22.7 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Waterdog Lake Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainSE 145°849 m15.9 mi
Borel HillSSE 154°766 m14.4 mi
Morena SierraS 178°731 m6.7 mi
Allen LookoutS 174°708 m8.4 mi
Skeggs PointS 177°703 m6.7 mi
Langley HillSSE 161°677 m12.9 mi
Mount MelvilleSSE 156°672 m12.8 mi
Mindego HillSSE 162°653 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2116:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505255586266696967625449
Precip in3.83.63.01.10.50.20.00.00.10.91.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redwood City, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/295025271

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