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Deer Point

Deer Point, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Point rises to 285 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stairstep Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49024152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
285 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.04187, -122.72638

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Forest Knolls Park: 2.8 mi
  • Larsen Meadow: 3.4 mi
  • San Geronimo Commons: 4.0 mi
  • San Geronimo Meadow: 4.1 mi
  • Point Reyes Station Community Park: 4.7 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
Attractions: 57
  • Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 2.8 mi
  • Kule Loklo: 4.2 mi
  • Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 7.8 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 10.9 mi
  • Stinson tree: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 52
Picnic sites: 30
Waterfalls: 15
  • Stairstep Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 4.0 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Alamere Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 6.9 mi
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Temple: 5.9 mi
  • Keyhole: 6.1 mi
  • Bird Island Arch: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Deer Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSE784 m11.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSE778 m10.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSE744 m10.9 mi
Ballou PointSSE612 m10.6 mi
Twin KnollsSSE597 m9.8 mi
Big Rock RidgeE575 m6.7 mi
Pine MountainSE543 m6.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSE527 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4919:5820:38
September equinox06:5918:3519:09
December solstice07:2416:1416:55

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358832707

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