Peak · California
Cliff Peak
Cliff Peak rises to 430 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the east-southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35735003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 430 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.96076, -122.64804
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Liberty Peak: 0.5 mi
- Oat Hill: 1.0 mi
- Happersberger Point: 1.1 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cascade Peak: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Elliott Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Cascade Canyon Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Martin Griffin Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve: 3.2 mi
- White Hill Open Space Preserve: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Music Stand: 2.9 mi
- Throne: 3.4 mi
- Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 4.8 mi
- Old Sawmill: 6.4 mi
- The Rosebowl: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Potrero Camp: 3.1 mi
- Barth's Retreat: 3.2 mi
- Hunt Camp: 3.2 mi
- Rifle Camp: 3.3 mi
- Bolinas Park: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Doc Edgar Park: 3.3 mi
- Mount Tamalpais Game Refuge: 3.3 mi
- Central Park of Woodacre: 3.4 mi
- Bluebs: 3.4 mi
- Bolinas Park: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Marin Museum of Bicycling: 3.7 mi
- Bolinas Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 4.6 mi
- Marin County Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- Bartolini Gallery: 7.0 mi
Gardens
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Lauren Place: 6.6 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Canal Community Garden: 8.1 mi
Attractions
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 4.5 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 5.1 mi
- Stinson tree: 5.1 mi
- Founders Grove: 6.1 mi
- Redwood Tree Slice: 6.2 mi
Artworks
- Tamalpais Maiden: 6.9 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 9.7 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 10.1 mi
- Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8): 10.8 mi
- Close to the Wind: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 58
- Bolinas Beach: 4.3 mi
- Stinson Beach: 4.6 mi
- Agate Beach: 5.6 mi
- Palomarin Beach: 5.7 mi
- Slide Ranch North Beach: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Little Carson Falls: 0.7 mi
- Cataract Falls: 2.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 2.1 mi
- Helen Markt Falls: 2.2 mi
- Midway Falls: 2.4 mi
Springs: 11
- Broko Spring: 1.9 mi
- Colier Spring: 3.6 mi
- Worn Springs: 3.8 mi
- Rock Springs: 3.9 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 5.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 11.9 mi
- Quarters A: 18.8 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 18.8 mi
- Point Reyes Light Station: 20.3 mi
- Paint Storage: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rock Fort: 5.3 mi
- Vent 5: 6.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 12.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 15.0 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Temple: 8.6 mi
- Keyhole: 9.1 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 11.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 5.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Cliff Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | ESE 120° | 784 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | SE 132° | 778 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | SE 126° | 744 m | 4.0 mi |
| Ballou Point | SSE 159° | 612 m | 3.6 mi |
| Twin Knolls | SSE 161° | 597 m | 2.9 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | NNE 19° | 575 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNW 348° | 543 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | SE 136° | 527 m | 4.3 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 | 16:14 | 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 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 8.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358833231
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