Peak · California
Burdell Mountain
Burdell Mountain rises to 474 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Olompali State Historic Park, a park 0.8 miles away.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35730513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 474 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.14603, -122.59137
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Olompali State Historic Park: 0.8 mi
- Partridge Knolls Mini Park: 1.4 mi
- Bowman Canyon Open Space Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Private Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Miwok Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Petaluma Marsh Expansion Site: 2.6 mi
- Rush Creek Open Space Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Novato Lands 005: 3.4 mi
- Bahia Wildlife Habitat: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 2.2 mi
- Novato History Museum: 3.1 mi
- Petaluma Historical Museum and Library: 6.5 mi
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: 7.3 mi
- Hamilton Field History Museum: 7.5 mi
Peaks
- Little Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cherry Hill: 3.2 mi
- Novato Heights: 3.7 mi
- Red Hill: 4.8 mi
- Big Rock Ridge: 6.0 mi
Artworks
- Sonoma: 5.5 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 5.5 mi
- Plug: 6.6 mi
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 6.7 mi
- Sonoma in the Valley of the Moon: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites
- McNear Park: 6.0 mi
- Helen Putnam: 6.1 mi
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Hunt Camp: 10.9 mi
- Bolinas Park: 11.1 mi
Historic sites
- Steamer Gold Wreck: 6.6 mi
- Rancho Petaluma Adobe: 7.6 mi
- Marcia Lois Grimm: 8.2 mi
- Bryan Cacy: 8.9 mi
- Bear Flag Monument: 12.5 mi
Attractions
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 7.0 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 11.4 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 11.7 mi
- China Camp Historic Area: 12.2 mi
- The Patch: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 52
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 14.2 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 15.1 mi
- Teachers Beach: 15.3 mi
- San Quentin Beach: 15.3 mi
- Shell Beach: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 42
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 4.8 mi
- McNear Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Miles McKey Meditation Garden: 7.2 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Buck Gulch Falls: 5.7 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 10.0 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 10.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.3 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 12.5 mi
Springs: 10
- Crystal Springs: 11.4 mi
- Worn Springs: 12.8 mi
- Broko Spring: 14.7 mi
- Colier Spring: 14.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Rock Fort: 10.8 mi
- Vent 5: 18.6 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 19.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 22.9 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Temple: 16.2 mi
- Keyhole: 16.4 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 22.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Burdell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | S 177° | 784 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | S 181° | 778 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | S 179° | 744 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sonoma Mountain | N 4° | 697 m | 12.3 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | S 187° | 575 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSW 196° | 543 m | 12.1 mi |
| Loma Alta | S 188° | 484 m | 8.5 mi |
| Hicks Mountain | W 261° | 467 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 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 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petaluma AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 220178 — Burdell Mountain, Marin County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358762729
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