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Homestead Hill

Homestead Hill, a peak in California
Homestead Hill, a peak in CaliforniaAndrew Lie · CC BY 4.0

Homestead Hill rises to 260 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the north-northwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Stolte Grove, a park 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036919, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
260 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.89076, -122.55414

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stolte Grove: 0.6 mi
  • Eastwood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Norris Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Molino Park: 0.9 mi
  • Edgewood Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Rifle Camp: 3.8 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 4.0 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 4.0 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 4.8 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 6.8 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 52
Waterfalls: 16
  • Kent Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Midway Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 5.2 mi
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 4.7 mi
  • Temple: 15.0 mi
  • Keyhole: 15.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 4.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Homestead Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNNW 334°784 m2.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakNW 314°778 m3.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakNW 323°744 m3.1 mi
Ballou PointWNW 291°612 m4.1 mi
Twin KnollsWNW 297°597 m4.7 mi
Pine MountainNW 318°543 m8.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNW 309°527 m2.8 mi
Loma AltaNNW 341°484 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358832643

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