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Dorothy Bolte Park

Dorothy Bolte Park from directly overhead

Dorothy Bolte Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east-southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Urn, a artwork 0.4 miles away.

Dorothy Bolte Park, with its beautiful views looking down from the hillside, offers play areas and places to picnic.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.90127, -122.27005

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Urn: 0.4 mi
  • Urn: 0.5 mi
  • Poetry Wall: 0.5 mi
  • Urn: 0.6 mi
  • Urn: 0.6 mi
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Meadows: 0.6 mi
  • Indian Camp: 0.6 mi
  • Lone Oak: 0.6 mi
  • Stream: 0.6 mi
  • Nook: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
Beaches: 35
Springs: 24
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 15.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Dorothy Bolte Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakESE 115°581 m2.9 mi
Las Trampas PeakESE 113°557 m12.2 mi
Chaparral PeakESE 122°540 m3.0 mi
Grizzly PeakESE 124°531 m2.4 mi
Round TopSE 130°531 m5.5 mi
Barberry PeakSE 125°513 m3.8 mi
Volcanic PeakSE 127°498 m4.9 mi
Eureka PeakESE 116°495 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 2 mi away.

  • Monarch1,109 obs
  • Pipevine Swallowtail676 obs
  • Western Honey Bee656 obs
  • Mule Deer593 obs
  • Wild Turkey556 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard527 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail499 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco495 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/255316876

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