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Martin Luther King Junior Park

Martin Luther King Junior Park from directly overhead

Martin Luther King Junior Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Marinship Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.86880, -122.50462

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
  • Richardson East: 1.3 mi
  • Peak 1041: 1.3 mi
  • Engagement Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Hill 88: 2.4 mi
  • Slacker Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Gardens
  • Compton Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Canal Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 6.7 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 6.7 mi
  • Michelangelo Community Garden: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 6
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.6 mi
  • Temple: 18.1 mi
  • Keyhole: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 7.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Martin Luther King Junior Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNW 316°784 m5.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakNW 307°778 m6.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakNW 311°744 m6.1 mi
Ballou PointWNW 295°612 m7.2 mi
Twin KnollsWNW 298°597 m7.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNW 304°527 m5.9 mi
Bare KnollWNW 290°478 m6.6 mi
Wooded KnollWNW 289°465 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
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, 7 mi away.

  • Harlequin flower261 obs
  • Snowy Egret250 obs
  • Great Blue Heron244 obs
  • Black-necked Stilt242 obs
  • Harbor Seal232 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab199 obs
  • Western Gull198 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron181 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/212204321

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