Peak · California
Novato Heights
Novato Heights rises to 125 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hill Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057678, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 125 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.09298, -122.58748
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 1.2 mi
- Miles McKey Meditation Garden: 4.4 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 6.8 mi
Museums
- Novato History Museum: 1.4 mi
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 1.8 mi
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: 4.5 mi
- Hamilton Field History Museum: 4.7 mi
- Dixie Schoolhouse: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
- Marcia Lois Grimm: 5.4 mi
- Steamer Gold Wreck: 10.1 mi
- Rancho Petaluma Adobe: 11.2 mi
- The Rosebowl: 11.3 mi
- Music Stand: 11.6 mi
Peaks
- Cherry Hill: 2.4 mi
- Big Rock Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Burdell Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Pacheco Hill: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Hill Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Arroyo Avichi Park: 0.8 mi
- Sutton Park: 0.9 mi
- Lee Garner Park: 1.1 mi
- Marion Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Sonoma: 9.1 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 9.2 mi
- Plug: 10.1 mi
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 10.2 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Fryer Trust Bayland: 3.1 mi
- Atherton Avenue Bayland: 3.2 mi
- Rush Creek Open Space Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Novato Lands 005: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 57
- Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Bolinas Park: 7.4 mi
- Hunt Camp: 7.8 mi
- Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 8.4 mi
- Buckeye Point: 8.6 mi
Attractions
- Nike Missile Site: 8.1 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 9.0 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 9.3 mi
- China Camp Historic Area: 9.3 mi
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 55
- San Quentin Beach: 11.9 mi
- Stinson Beach: 14.0 mi
- Bolinas Beach: 14.0 mi
- Wildcat Beach: 14.1 mi
- Palomarin Beach: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Buck Gulch Falls: 2.1 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 6.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.7 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 8.3 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 9.1 mi
Springs: 11
- Crystal Springs: 8.9 mi
- Worn Springs: 9.1 mi
- Broko Spring: 11.1 mi
- Colier Spring: 11.2 mi
- Rock Springs: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
- Quarters A: 23.2 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
- Point Reyes Light Station: 24.4 mi
- Paint Storage: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rock Fort: 7.2 mi
- Vent 5: 15.0 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 16.7 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 24.3 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Temple: 14.1 mi
- Keyhole: 14.3 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 18.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Novato Heights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | S 177° | 784 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | S 182° | 778 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | S 180° | 744 m | 11.5 mi |
| Ballou Point | S 189° | 612 m | 12.7 mi |
| Twin Knolls | S 191° | 597 m | 12.1 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | SSW 201° | 575 m | 2.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSW 204° | 543 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | S 182° | 527 m | 12.2 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 | 16:13 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659260 — Novato Heights, Marin County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358806943
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