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Mount Tamalpais West Peak

Mount Tamalpais West Peak rises to 778 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the east-northeast, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Colier Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49088648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
778 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.92380, -122.59681

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Gardens
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 54
  • Rifle Camp: 0.6 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 0.9 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 1.1 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 4.3 mi
  • Hunt Camp: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 54
Attractions: 49
  • Founders Grove: 2.4 mi
  • Redwood Tree Slice: 2.5 mi
  • Stinson tree: 2.9 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 3.5 mi
  • Slide House: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Midway Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 2.2 mi
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.6 mi
  • Temple: 11.9 mi
  • Keyhole: 12.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 3.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Mount Tamalpais West Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakENE784 m1.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakENE744 m0.5 mi
Ballou PointWSW612 m1.7 mi
Twin KnollsW597 m1.8 mi
Big Rock RidgeN575 m9.4 mi
Pine MountainNW543 m4.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSE527 m0.5 mi
Loma AltaN484 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4919:5820:37
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807700

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