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Olive Park

Olive Park from directly overhead

Olive Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
15 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.10909, -122.55526
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 8.3 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 8.4 mi
  • Weber Point: 8.5 mi
  • Bullhead Flat: 8.7 mi
Attractions
  • Nike Missile Site: 8.2 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 10.1 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 10.2 mi
  • Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 11.1 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 56
Waterfalls: 18
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 8.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Stairstep Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 10.8 mi
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Temple: 16.1 mi
  • Keyhole: 16.4 mi
  • Bird Island Arch: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Olive Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakS 186°784 m12.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakS 190°778 m13.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakS 188°744 m12.7 mi
Sonoma MountainN 356°697 m14.8 mi
Ballou PointSSW 195°612 m14.1 mi
Twin KnollsSSW 198°597 m13.6 mi
Big Rock RidgeSW 218°575 m4.4 mi
Pine MountainSSW 210°543 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4819:5820:37
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, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard132 obs
  • Mallard105 obs
  • California buckeye91 obs
  • milkmaids89 obs
  • Mule Deer87 obs
  • coast live oak87 obs
  • Pacific chorus frog82 obs
  • California bay75 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 node/358833201

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