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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
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites: 59
Picnic sites: 54
  • 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
Beaches: 53
  • 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
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
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: 10
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 13.2 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW784 m3.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSW778 m4.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSSW744 m3.9 mi
Ballou PointSW612 m5.8 mi
Twin KnollsSW597 m5.5 mi
Big Rock RidgeNNW575 m6.0 mi
Pine MountainW543 m5.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSW527 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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