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King Mountain

King Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

King Mountain rises to 228 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-southwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolliver Park, a park 0.7 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041680, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
228 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.93659, -122.54803
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Slide House: 1.7 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 1.7 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 1.8 mi
  • Founders Grove: 3.3 mi
  • Redwood Tree Slice: 3.3 mi
Gardens
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Rifle Camp: 3.3 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 3.7 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 3.9 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 4.1 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 49
  • San Quentin Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Slide Ranch North Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Bramble Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Muir Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Stinson Beach: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Dawn Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Kent Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Midway Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 4.8 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.8 mi
  • Temple: 14.3 mi
  • Keyhole: 14.7 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 5.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of King Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakWSW 252°784 m1.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakWSW 252°778 m2.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakWSW 253°744 m2.3 mi
Ballou PointWSW 248°612 m4.5 mi
Twin KnollsWSW 257°597 m4.6 mi
Big Rock RidgeNNW 340°575 m9.0 mi
Pine MountainWNW 296°543 m6.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointWSW 241°527 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806681

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