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Bret Harte Park

Bret Harte Park from directly overhead

Bret Harte Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is San Rafael Open Space, a park 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
14 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.95784, -122.52071

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Rafael Open Space: 0.1 mi
  • Greenbrae School Park: 0.8 mi
  • Beach Park: 0.8 mi
  • Greenbrae Redwoods: 0.8 mi
  • Albert Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions
  • Giant Picnic Table: 1.2 mi
  • Slide House: 1.2 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 1.8 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 2.9 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 4.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 3.6 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 4.2 mi
  • Weber Point: 4.2 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 4.2 mi
  • Bullhead Flat: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 48
Waterfalls: 17
  • Dawn Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Kent Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Midway Falls: 6.5 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 9.3 mi
  • Temple: 15.5 mi
  • Keyhole: 16.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 7.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Bret Harte Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakWSW 237°784 m3.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakWSW 240°778 m4.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakWSW 240°744 m4.3 mi
Ballou PointWSW 241°612 m6.5 mi
Twin KnollsWSW 247°597 m6.5 mi
Big Rock RidgeNNW 327°575 m8.4 mi
Pine MountainW 281°543 m7.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSW 234°527 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 1 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard450 obs
  • Black-necked Stilt331 obs
  • Snowy Egret309 obs
  • Monarch287 obs
  • fennel279 obs
  • Western Honey Bee277 obs
  • Mallard242 obs
  • coast live oak215 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/940652536

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