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Pacheco Hill

Pacheco Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pacheco Hill rises to 129 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is MVMCC, a park 0.4 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
129 m
Getting there

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Coordinates38.04270, -122.53137
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • MVMCC: 0.4 mi
  • Creekside Park: 0.6 mi
  • Clark A. Blasdell Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hamilton Amphitheater Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lois Curtin Park: 1.3 mi
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 3.8 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 4.0 mi
  • Weber Point: 4.2 mi
  • Bullhead Flat: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Turtle Back: 3.2 mi
  • Bullet Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Chicken Coop Hill: 3.6 mi
  • San Pedro Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • San Rafael Hill: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • Nike Missile Site: 3.5 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 5.8 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 7.1 mi
  • Slide House: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 56
Waterfalls: 18
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Roy's Riffles: 7.4 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 7.9 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.1 mi
  • Temple: 15.4 mi
  • Keyhole: 15.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Pacheco Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW 198°784 m8.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSW 203°778 m9.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSW 201°744 m8.6 mi
Ballou PointSSW 209°612 m10.4 mi
Twin KnollsSSW 213°597 m10.0 mi
Big Rock RidgeWNW 286°575 m4.1 mi
Pine MountainSW 236°543 m8.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSW 201°527 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4819:5820:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505355586166686868635550
Precip in7.16.94.42.00.90.10.00.00.11.53.57.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 230194 — Pacheco Hill, Marin County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358772263

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