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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 133 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill Open Space Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Marin County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
133 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97926, -122.56089

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Red Hill Community Park: 0.2 mi
  • Creek Park: 0.2 mi
  • Imagination Park: 0.3 mi
  • San Anselmo Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Robson-Harrington Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 1.3 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 3.4 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 3.6 mi
  • Slide House: 3.6 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites
  • Bolinas Park: 1.6 mi
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 4.4 mi
  • Rifle Camp: 4.4 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 4.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Beaches: 54
  • San Quentin Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Stinson Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Slide Ranch North Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Bramble Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Muir Beach: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Dawn Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 5.2 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 10.8 mi
  • Temple: 13.2 mi
  • Keyhole: 13.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 7.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW 195°784 m3.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSW 207°778 m4.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSW 203°744 m3.9 mi
Ballou PointSW 217°612 m5.8 mi
Twin KnollsSW 223°597 m5.5 mi
Big Rock RidgeNNW 337°575 m6.0 mi
Pine MountainW 268°543 m5.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSW 202°527 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 231329 — Red Hill, Marin County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358773287

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