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Richter Field

Richter Field from directly overhead

Richter Field is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 116 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Township Museum of Local History, a museum 0.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
116 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.52688, -121.91496
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Sabercat Creek Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mission San Jose Park: 0.5 mi
  • Old Mission Park: 0.6 mi
  • Arroyo Agua Caliente Park: 1.5 mi
  • Phillip Bauer Park: 1.8 mi
Gardens
  • Gardens at Palmdale: 0.8 mi
  • Leaf CR Stone Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Koomei George Kato Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
  • LEAF Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Reserved "A" Area: 2.8 mi
  • Dock Area: 2.9 mi
  • Brook 2 Area: 2.9 mi
  • Brook 1 Area: 2.9 mi
  • Kennedy Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Fishing Pier (boating, swimming, dogs not allowed): 5.0 mi
  • Niles: 5.0 mi
  • Indian Joe Cave Rocks: 5.3 mi
  • W-Tree: 6.2 mi
  • The Patterson House: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves
Springs: 22
  • McClure Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 11.7 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Spring source: 20.0 mi
  • South Spring: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • The Bluff: 8.6 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 11.6 mi
  • Chab: 18.3 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 19.4 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Niles beach: 6.1 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Richter Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory PeakSE 131°1,298 m19.7 mi
Mount HamiltonSE 131°1,279 m19.6 mi
Galileo PeakSE 128°1,273 m19.6 mi
Black MountainESE 118°1,169 m13.2 mi
Rose PeakE 96°1,163 m10.5 mi
Mount DayESE 122°1,163 m13.8 mi
Mount LewisESE 104°1,136 m13.2 mi
Cedar MountainE 82°1,118 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2016:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586265676867635551
Precip in3.03.22.51.20.50.20.00.00.10.71.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fremont, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard122 obs
  • Western Bluebird117 obs
  • Wild Turkey85 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk85 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel83 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay67 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco60 obs
  • California poppy59 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/358819541

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