Peak · California
Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 251 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dogbone Meadow Park, a park 0.5 miles away.
The story
mountain in Marin County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 251 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.11742, -122.62637
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dogbone Meadow Park: 0.5 mi
- Private Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Verissimo Hills Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Pleasant Valley Park: 1.0 mi
- Bowman Canyon Open Space Preserve: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 1.3 mi
- Novato History Museum: 3.3 mi
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: 7.2 mi
- Hamilton Field History Museum: 7.4 mi
- Dixie Schoolhouse: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Rush Creek Open Space Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Novato Lands 005: 4.9 mi
- Fryer Trust Bayland: 5.1 mi
- Atherton Avenue Bayland: 5.3 mi
Peaks
- Novato Heights: 2.7 mi
- Burdell Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Red Hill: 3.7 mi
- Cherry Hill: 4.2 mi
- Big Rock Ridge: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Helen Putnam: 6.9 mi
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- McNear Park: 7.4 mi
- Hunt Camp: 8.4 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
Artworks
- Sonoma: 7.4 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 7.4 mi
- Plug: 8.1 mi
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 8.2 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 13.1 mi
Historic sites
- Marcia Lois Grimm: 8.1 mi
- Steamer Gold Wreck: 8.1 mi
- Rancho Petaluma Adobe: 9.8 mi
- Bryan Cacy: 10.2 mi
- Point Reyes National Seashore dedication plaque: 10.8 mi
Attractions
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 8.6 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 9.0 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 10.7 mi
- Kule Loklo: 10.8 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 53
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 12.1 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 13.0 mi
- Teachers Beach: 13.2 mi
- Shell Beach: 13.5 mi
- Kelham Beach: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 47
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 3.6 mi
- Miles McKey Meditation Garden: 7.1 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- McNear Community Gardens: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Buck Gulch Falls: 4.2 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 7.5 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 7.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.2 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 10.2 mi
Springs: 12
- Crystal Springs: 8.7 mi
- Worn Springs: 11.1 mi
- Broko Spring: 12.5 mi
- Colier Spring: 13.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
- Point Reyes Light Station: 22.9 mi
- Paint Storage: 23.0 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 23.0 mi
- Transformer Building: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rock Fort: 9.4 mi
- Vent 5: 16.6 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 19.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 21.7 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Temple: 13.5 mi
- Keyhole: 13.6 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | SSE 168° | 784 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | S 173° | 778 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | S 171° | 744 m | 13.3 mi |
| Twin Knolls | S 181° | 597 m | 13.6 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | SSE 163° | 575 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 188° | 543 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | S 173° | 527 m | 14.0 mi |
| Loma Alta | S 173° | 484 m | 6.5 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 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:13 | 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 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658975 — Little Mountain, Marin County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358806739
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