Peak · California
Loma Alta
Loma Alta rises to 484 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluebs, a park 1.4 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 484 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.02437, -122.61248
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bluebs: 1.4 mi
- Central Park of Woodacre: 1.7 mi
- Terra Linda-Sleepy Hollow Divide Northern Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Lucas Valley Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Santa Margarita Park: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- White Hill Open Space Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Piper Lane Presere: 2.1 mi
- Fairfax Open Space Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Upper Hawthorne Canyon Open Space Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Halperin Open Space Preserve: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- White Hill: 2.2 mi
- Big Rock Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Cascade Peak: 2.7 mi
- Happersberger Point: 3.7 mi
- Green Hill: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 3.9 mi
- Miles McKey Meditation Garden: 5.5 mi
Museums
- Marin Museum of Bicycling: 2.8 mi
- Dixie Schoolhouse: 3.6 mi
- Bartolini Gallery: 4.6 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 4.9 mi
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Bolinas Park: 2.9 mi
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Hunt Camp: 3.7 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Azalea Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
Attractions
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 5.4 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 5.4 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 6.3 mi
- Giant Picnic Table: 7.8 mi
- Slide House: 7.8 mi
Historic sites
- Marcia Lois Grimm: 5.9 mi
- Music Stand: 6.7 mi
- Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 7.2 mi
- Throne: 7.4 mi
- The Rosebowl: 7.5 mi
Artworks
- Tamalpais Maiden: 7.2 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 11.1 mi
- Art by local residences.: 11.4 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 11.5 mi
- Close to the Wind: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 60
- Stinson Beach: 9.1 mi
- Bolinas Beach: 9.1 mi
- San Quentin Beach: 9.1 mi
- Palomarin Beach: 9.7 mi
- Agate Beach: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Cascade Falls: 2.8 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 2.8 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 2.9 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 4.1 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 6.0 mi
Springs: 11
- Worn Springs: 4.8 mi
- Crystal Springs: 5.8 mi
- Broko Spring: 6.2 mi
- Colier Spring: 6.6 mi
- Rock Springs: 7.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 15.1 mi
- Quarters A: 20.2 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
- Point Reyes Light Station: 22.2 mi
- Paint Storage: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rock Fort: 3.7 mi
- Vent 5: 10.2 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 14.8 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 15.1 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Temple: 10.8 mi
- Keyhole: 11.2 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 14.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Loma Alta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | SSE 164° | 784 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | S 173° | 778 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | S 169° | 744 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ballou Point | S 185° | 612 m | 7.8 mi |
| Twin Knolls | S 188° | 597 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | N 10° | 575 m | 2.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSW 214° | 543 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | S 172° | 527 m | 7.5 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 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358769628
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