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Niven Park

Niven Park from directly overhead

Niven Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tamalpais Maiden, a artwork 0.2 miles away.

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Coordinates37.94384, -122.52071
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Gardens
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 4.4 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 4.8 mi
  • Rifle Camp: 4.8 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 5.0 mi
  • Weber Point: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 48
Waterfalls: 17
  • Dawn Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Kent Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Midway Falls: 6.3 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.3 mi
  • Temple: 15.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 7.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Niven Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakWSW 252°784 m3.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakWSW 252°778 m4.4 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakWSW 253°744 m3.9 mi
Ballou PointWSW 249°612 m6.1 mi
Twin KnollsWSW 255°597 m6.2 mi
Big Rock RidgeNNW 330°575 m9.2 mi
Pine MountainWNW 288°543 m7.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointWSW 245°527 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
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 °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

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

Wildlife nearby
  • Black-necked Stilt390 obs
  • Snowy Egret347 obs
  • fennel314 obs
  • Mallard264 obs
  • Great Egret256 obs
  • Monarch251 obs
  • French broom170 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard164 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/544259268

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