Grizzly Peak
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Grizzly Peak rises to 531 m in California. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Willows Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.3 miles away.
The story
Grizzly Peak is a summit in the Berkeley Hills above Berkeley, California. The peak is located on the border between Alameda and Contra Costa counties, within the boundaries of Tilden Regional Park, and directly behind the University of California, Berkeley campus. The peak was named for the California grizzly bear which inhabited the local area until the late 1800s. The last sighting locally was by a man who was reportedly killed by a grizzly in Strawberry Canyon below Grizzly Peak in the 1860s. The first local killing of a grizzly by a European occurred in 1772, also along Strawberry Creek just west of the location of the modern UC Berkeley campus within downtown Berkeley. The shooting by Spanish soldiers was recorded by Father Juan Crespi. The last grizzly in all of California was killed in the Sierra foothills east of Fresno in August 1922. Grizzly Peak became more accessible in 1932 when Grizzly Peak Boulevard was constructed along the ridge line of the Berkeley Hills. The name was extended to the previously constructed ridge line stretch of Euclid Avenue to the north shortly thereafter. This portion was and remains a residential area of Berkeley while the original stretch is largely undeveloped. Grizzly Peak Boulevard extends from Kenyon Avenue in Kensington in the north, through Berkeley and Oakland to an intersection with Skyline Blvd. above Oakland to the south. Before Grizzly Peak Boulevard was constructed, the location of its intersection with Claremont (before 1892 known as Telegraph Road) and Fish Ranch Road was historically an important pass through the Berkeley Hills, before the tunnel that preceded Caldecott Tunnel was constructed through the hills in 1903; an inn and stage stop called the Summit House was located here. Grizzly Peak is a popular location for people to get a unique view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the surrounding Bay Area. It is also common to see street luge enthusiasts in this area and down the canyon into Berkeley from Skyline Boulevard and Claremont Avenue.
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Wikidata Q5609806, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 531 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Willows Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Elder: 0.3 mi
- Laurel: 0.3 mi
- Padre: 0.5 mi
- Arroyo: 0.5 mi
- Ecological Study Area: 0.5 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 0.7 mi
- Claremont Canyon: 1.1 mi
- Siesta Valley: 1.4 mi
- Grinnell Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Bamboo Grove: 0.5 mi
- Southern Africa: 0.5 mi
- Water Wise Entry Garden: 0.6 mi
- Deserts of the Americas: 0.6 mi
- Mediterranean: 0.6 mi
- Golden Gate Live Steamers: 0.6 mi
- Lawrence Hall of Science: 0.7 mi
- Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology: 1.6 mi
- Aftel Archive of Curious Scents: 1.9 mi
- Berkeley Art Museum - Pacific Film Archive: 1.9 mi
- Shiing-Shen Chern: 0.6 mi
- Accelerator Magnet: 0.7 mi
- DNA: 0.7 mi
- Pheena the Fin Whale: 0.8 mi
- Sunstones II: 0.8 mi
- Chaparral Peak: 0.6 mi
- Vollmer Peak: 0.6 mi
- Spiral Knob: 0.8 mi
- Tightwad Hill: 1.1 mi
- Eureka Peak: 1.2 mi
- Terrace View Park: 0.9 mi
- Charles Lee Tilden Regional Park: 1.0 mi
- Glendale - La Loma Park: 1.3 mi
- Grizzly Peak Park: 1.3 mi
- Greenwood Common: 1.4 mi
- Fireplace (ruins): 1.4 mi
- Cupola of the Old Chemistry Building: 1.4 mi
- Fireplace Plaza: 1.5 mi
- The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Alpha Chapter: 1.5 mi
- 4.0 Ball: 1.5 mi
- Sather Tower: 1.5 mi
- Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round: 1.8 mi
- Little Farm: 2.5 mi
- Rotary Peace Grove: 2.9 mi
- Mazzariello Labyrinth: 3.1 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 1.3 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 2.4 mi
- Albany Beach: 4.5 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 6.0 mi
- Radio Beach: 6.3 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 13.2 mi
- El Polín Spring: 13.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 13.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 13.6 mi
- Soto Springs: 14.6 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 6.2 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 14.9 mi
- Huntington Falls: 15.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 15.4 mi
- Dawn Falls: 18.3 mi
- Lynn: 5.6 mi
- Winehaven: 11.1 mi
- Eckley: 12.0 mi
- Russell City: 16.8 mi
- Acelanus: 18.6 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 8.2 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 11.6 mi
- Chab: 11.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Turtle Rock: 15.8 mi
- Quarters A: 8.7 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Rest Stop: 15.6 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 17.0 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Grizzly Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock 2 | ESE 116° | 617 m | 10.5 mi |
| Vollmer Peak | E 81° | 581 m | 0.6 mi |
| Las Trampas Peak | ESE 110° | 557 m | 9.8 mi |
| Vail Peak | ESE 112° | 545 m | 10.7 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | ESE 115° | 540 m | 0.6 mi |
| Round Top | SE 135° | 531 m | 3.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ESE 111° | 524 m | 10.8 mi |
| Barberry Peak | SE 129° | 513 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358806526
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