Park · California
Pleasant Valley Park
Pleasant Valley Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 46 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Verissimo Hills Preserve, a park 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 46 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.10686, -122.61443
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Verissimo Hills Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Marin Highlands Park: 0.6 mi
- Dogbone Meadow Park: 0.9 mi
- Private Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Miwok Park: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 0.8 mi
- Novato History Museum: 2.6 mi
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: 6.2 mi
- Hamilton Field History Museum: 6.4 mi
- Dixie Schoolhouse: 6.5 mi
Peaks
- Little Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Novato Heights: 1.8 mi
- Burdell Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Big Rock Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Cherry Hill: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Rush Creek Open Space Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Novato Lands 005: 4.4 mi
- Fryer Trust Bayland: 4.4 mi
- Atherton Avenue Bayland: 4.5 mi
Gardens
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 2.7 mi
- Miles McKey Meditation Garden: 6.2 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Helen Putnam: 7.8 mi
- Hunt Camp: 7.9 mi
- McNear Park: 8.2 mi
- Bolinas Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites
- Marcia Lois Grimm: 7.2 mi
- Steamer Gold Wreck: 8.9 mi
- Rancho Petaluma Adobe: 10.4 mi
- Point Reyes National Seashore dedication plaque: 11.1 mi
- Bryan Cacy: 11.1 mi
Artworks
- Sonoma: 8.1 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 8.1 mi
- Plug: 8.9 mi
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 9.0 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 12.1 mi
Attractions
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 8.8 mi
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 9.4 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 9.7 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 10.6 mi
- China Camp Historic Area: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 54
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 12.7 mi
- San Quentin Beach: 13.5 mi
- Kelham Beach: 13.6 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 13.6 mi
- Wildcat Beach: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Buck Gulch Falls: 3.3 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 7.0 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 7.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.5 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 9.6 mi
Springs: 12
- Crystal Springs: 8.5 mi
- Worn Springs: 10.3 mi
- Broko Spring: 11.8 mi
- Colier Spring: 12.2 mi
- Rock Springs: 13.5 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 20.6 mi
- Point Reyes Light Station: 23.3 mi
- Paint Storage: 23.4 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 23.4 mi
- Transformer Building: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rock Fort: 8.5 mi
- Vent 5: 15.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 18.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Temple: 13.4 mi
- Keyhole: 13.6 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 20.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Pleasant Valley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | S 171° | 784 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | S 176° | 778 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | S 174° | 744 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ballou Point | S 182° | 612 m | 13.5 mi |
| Twin Knolls | S 184° | 597 m | 12.9 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | S 170° | 575 m | 3.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSW 193° | 543 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | S 175° | 527 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 9 mi away.
- dense-flowered owl's-clover122 obs
- California Newt109 obs
- Bitterroot98 obs
- Western Fence Lizard96 obs
- blue dicks95 obs
- Yellow Mariposa Lily92 obs
- Sun Cup89 obs
- Henderson's shooting star88 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 node/358833207
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