Peak · California
Hicks Mountain
Hicks Mountain rises to 467 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hammock Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49036187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 467 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.12936, -122.72582
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hammock Hill: 2.3 mi
- Red Hill: 2.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Three Peaks: 4.1 mi
- Antonio Mountain: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Stafford Lake Bike Park: 4.0 mi
- Stafford Lake Park: 4.3 mi
- Indian Tree Open Space Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Bowman Canyon Open Space Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Dogbone Meadow Park: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve: 6.5 mi
- Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve: 7.2 mi
- French Ranch Open Space Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Maurice Thorner Memorial Open Space Preserve: 8.4 mi
Historic sites
- Point Reyes National Seashore dedication plaque: 7.3 mi
- Steamer Gold Wreck: 8.9 mi
- CPO Academy Pergola: 9.0 mi
- CPO Academy 1.5 mile turnaround: 9.1 mi
- Bryan Cacy: 9.9 mi
Artworks
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 8.6 mi
- Plug: 8.7 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 9.1 mi
- Sonoma: 9.1 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 49
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 6.8 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 7.7 mi
- Teachers Beach: 7.9 mi
- Shell Beach: 8.1 mi
- Heart's Desire Beach: 9.1 mi
Museums: 46
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 6.7 mi
- The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History: 7.3 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 8.2 mi
- Petaluma Historical Museum and Library: 8.5 mi
- Novato History Museum: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 36
- Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 7.2 mi
- Kule Loklo: 7.2 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 8.7 mi
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 9.4 mi
- Cypress Tree Tunnel: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 34
- McNear Community Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 8.5 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- TRACEN Community Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 29
- Helen Putnam: 6.7 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic area: 7.3 mi
- Azalea Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Redwood Grove Group Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Stairstep Falls: 6.5 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 8.7 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 8.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.5 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 11.9 mi
Springs: 9
- Crystal Springs: 8.0 mi
- Worn Springs: 14.1 mi
- Broko Spring: 14.3 mi
- Colier Spring: 15.5 mi
- Rock Springs: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Point Reyes Light Station: 18.4 mi
- Paint Storage: 18.5 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 18.5 mi
- Transformer Building: 18.6 mi
- Power House: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rock Fort: 13.1 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Vent 5: 18.4 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 24.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Keyhole: 11.0 mi
- Temple: 11.1 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 23.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Hicks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | SSE 150° | 784 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | SSE 154° | 778 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | SSE 152° | 744 m | 15.9 mi |
| Sonoma Mountain | NNE 31° | 697 m | 15.7 mi |
| Ballou Point | SSE 160° | 612 m | 16.0 mi |
| Twin Knolls | SSE 160° | 597 m | 15.3 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | SE 126° | 575 m | 8.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSE 159° | 543 m | 11.2 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 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358767449
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