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Ignacio Valley Preserve

Ignacio Valley Preserve from directly overhead

Ignacio Valley Preserve is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pacheco Valley Preserve, a park 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.05270, -122.56970

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 4.8 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 5.8 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 6.1 mi
  • Weber Point: 6.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Nike Missile Site: 5.3 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 6.4 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 8.2 mi
  • Slide House: 8.3 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 59
Waterfalls: 17
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 5.7 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 7.9 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Temple: 13.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 14.0 mi
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Ignacio Valley Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakS 183°784 m8.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakS 189°778 m9.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakS 187°744 m8.7 mi
Ballou PointSSW 197°612 m10.2 mi
Twin KnollsSSW 200°597 m9.7 mi
Big Rock RidgeWNW 283°575 m1.9 mi
Pine MountainSW 221°543 m6.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointS 188°527 m9.5 mi

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 solstice07:2416:1316:55

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, 4 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard119 obs
  • Pacific madrone95 obs
  • Pacific poison oak87 obs
  • Henderson's shooting star87 obs
  • orange bush monkeyflower84 obs
  • California Newt83 obs
  • Common Manzanita83 obs
  • Mule Deer82 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 node/358833185

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