Munson Park
Munson Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bernard Hoffman Field, a park 0.2 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bernard Hoffman Field: 0.2 mi
- Oleander Park: 0.3 mi
- Freitas Park: 0.4 mi
- Terra Linda Community Center: 0.5 mi
- Mont Marin Park: 0.7 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Lauren Place: 3.0 mi
- Miles McKey Meditation Garden: 3.7 mi
- Canal Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Hartzell Park: 0.9 mi
- Private Open Space Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Private Open Space Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Sorich Ranch Park Open Space Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Santa Margarita Island Open Space Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Bolinas Park: 2.7 mi
- Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 3.7 mi
- Buckeye Point: 4.3 mi
- Weber Point: 4.5 mi
- Bartolini Gallery: 1.2 mi
- Dixie Schoolhouse: 1.3 mi
- Marin Museum of Bicycling: 2.6 mi
- Marin County Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: 3.8 mi
- Grove Hill: 1.9 mi
- San Rafael Hill: 2.1 mi
- Red Hill: 2.2 mi
- Pacheco Hill: 2.5 mi
- Moore Hill: 2.8 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 2.9 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 3.4 mi
- China Camp Historic Area: 5.0 mi
- Giant Picnic Table: 5.2 mi
- Slide House: 5.2 mi
- Marcia Lois Grimm: 3.5 mi
- The Rosebowl: 5.3 mi
- Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 6.0 mi
- Music Stand: 6.8 mi
- Old Sawmill: 7.3 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 4.7 mi
- Art by local residences.: 8.1 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 8.6 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 9.0 mi
- Coming About: 10.8 mi
- San Quentin Beach: 6.1 mi
- Point Molate Beach: 9.1 mi
- Stinson Beach: 9.3 mi
- Slide Ranch North Beach: 9.8 mi
- Bramble Beach: 9.8 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 4.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.2 mi
- Dawn Falls: 5.0 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 5.7 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 6.0 mi
- Worn Springs: 3.7 mi
- Colier Spring: 6.0 mi
- Broko Spring: 6.7 mi
- Rock Springs: 7.6 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 8.3 mi
- Rock Fort: 1.4 mi
- Vent 5: 9.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 11.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 12.9 mi
- Temple: 13.8 mi
- Keyhole: 14.2 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 13.5 mi
- Quarters A: 17.4 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 17.5 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.6 mi
- Rest Stop: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Munson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | SSW 194° | 784 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | SSW 202° | 778 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | SSW 199° | 744 m | 6.1 mi |
| Ballou Point | SSW 210° | 612 m | 7.9 mi |
| Twin Knolls | SW 214° | 597 m | 7.5 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | NW 320° | 575 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 247° | 543 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | SSW 199° | 527 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 1 mi away.
- Monarch753 obs
- Pacific poison oak325 obs
- Western Fence Lizard319 obs
- Ithuriel's Spear210 obs
- California poppy166 obs
- Gopher Snake164 obs
- wavy-leafed soap plant155 obs
- coast live oak151 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/544262112
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