Skip to content

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 Creekside Park, a park 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49059261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
129 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.04270, -122.53137

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
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
Artworks
Picnic sites: 56
  • 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
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
Beaches: 55
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: 10
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.1 mi
  • Temple: 15.4 mi
  • Keyhole: 15.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Pacheco Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW784 m8.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSW778 m9.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSW744 m8.6 mi
Ballou PointSSW612 m10.4 mi
Twin KnollsSSW597 m10.0 mi
Big Rock RidgeWNW575 m4.1 mi
Pine MountainSW543 m8.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSW527 m9.4 mi

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.

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

More peaks in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Pacheco Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens