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Oleander Park

Oleander Park from directly overhead

Oleander Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Munson Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01062, -122.54679

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Picnic sites
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 2.9 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 3.4 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 4.0 mi
  • Weber Point: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Nike Missile Site: 2.6 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 3.4 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 5.1 mi
  • Slide House: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 17
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 6.3 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 12.9 mi
  • Temple: 14.1 mi
  • Keyhole: 14.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Oleander Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW 197°784 m5.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSW 204°778 m6.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSW 202°744 m6.2 mi
Ballou PointSSW 212°612 m8.0 mi
Twin KnollsSW 216°597 m7.7 mi
Big Rock RidgeNW 317°575 m4.6 mi
Pine MountainWSW 248°543 m6.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSW 202°527 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5820:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1316:55

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, 1 mi away.

  • Monarch751 obs
  • Pacific poison oak304 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard290 obs
  • Ithuriel's Spear195 obs
  • Gopher Snake171 obs
  • California poppy171 obs
  • wavy-leafed soap plant152 obs
  • Cornflower139 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/275409418

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