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Freitas Park

Freitas Park from directly overhead

Freitas Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Munson Park, a park 0.4 miles away.

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Coordinates38.00601, -122.55641
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Munson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bernard Hoffman Field: 0.6 mi
  • Oleander Park: 0.6 mi
  • Terra Linda Community Center: 0.7 mi
  • Oliver Hartzell Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 2.3 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 3.8 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 4.5 mi
  • Weber Point: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Nike Missile Site: 3.0 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 3.1 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 5.0 mi
  • Slide House: 5.0 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 56
Waterfalls: 17
  • Cascade Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 5.8 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 12.6 mi
  • Temple: 13.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 14.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Freitas Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW 192°784 m5.4 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSW 201°778 m6.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSW 198°744 m5.7 mi
Ballou PointSSW 210°612 m7.5 mi
Twin KnollsSW 215°597 m7.1 mi
Big Rock RidgeNW 325°575 m4.5 mi
Pine MountainWSW 249°543 m5.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSW 198°527 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5820:37
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 °F505355586166686868635550
Precip in7.16.94.42.00.90.10.00.00.11.53.57.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch748 obs
  • Pacific poison oak357 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard326 obs
  • Ithuriel's Spear221 obs
  • California bay181 obs
  • coast live oak176 obs
  • California poppy172 obs
  • Gopher Snake168 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/544262111

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