West End San Rafael Open Space
West End San Rafael Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Nature Preserve (WAN), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of San Rafael
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Moore Hill: 0.5 mi
- Moore Hill: 0.5 mi
- Red Hill: 0.8 mi
- Grove Hill: 0.8 mi
- San Rafael Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sun Valley Park: 0.7 mi
- Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Imagination Park: 0.8 mi
- Gerstle Park: 0.8 mi
- Ross Commons: 0.9 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 0.9 mi
- Giant Picnic Table: 2.9 mi
- Slide House: 2.9 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 3.0 mi
- China Camp Historic Area: 5.1 mi
- Marin County Historical Society Museum: 1.1 mi
- Bartolini Gallery: 2.3 mi
- Marin Museum of Bicycling: 2.4 mi
- Dixie Schoolhouse: 3.9 mi
- China Camp State Park Museum: 5.1 mi
- Lauren Place: 1.2 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Canal Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Miles McKey Meditation Garden: 6.0 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 2.3 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 6.2 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 6.6 mi
- Art by local residences.: 7.2 mi
- Close to the Wind: 8.4 mi
- Bolinas Park: 2.4 mi
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Rifle Camp: 4.5 mi
- Buckeye Point: 4.7 mi
- The Rosebowl: 2.8 mi
- Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 3.6 mi
- Old Sawmill: 4.7 mi
- Music Stand: 4.9 mi
- Throne: 5.4 mi
- San Quentin Beach: 4.2 mi
- Stinson Beach: 7.3 mi
- Slide Ranch North Beach: 7.4 mi
- Bramble Beach: 7.5 mi
- Point Molate Beach: 7.8 mi
- Dawn Falls: 2.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.1 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 5.2 mi
- Cataract Falls: 5.5 mi
- Laurel Dell Falls: 5.5 mi
- Worn Springs: 1.8 mi
- Colier Spring: 3.9 mi
- Broko Spring: 5.2 mi
- Rock Springs: 5.5 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 6.0 mi
- Rock Fort: 1.4 mi
- Vent 5: 7.6 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 10.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 10.3 mi
- Temple: 13.9 mi
- Keyhole: 14.3 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Quarters A: 15.3 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of West End San Rafael Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | SSW 207° | 784 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | SW 217° | 778 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | SW 214° | 744 m | 3.9 mi |
| Ballou Point | SW 224° | 612 m | 5.9 mi |
| Twin Knolls | SW 231° | 597 m | 5.7 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | NNW 333° | 575 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | W 273° | 543 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | SSW 212° | 527 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 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 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 8.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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