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San Rafael Hill

San Rafael Hill, seen from above at true elevation

San Rafael Hill rises to 204 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
204 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.98523, -122.53274

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Peaks
Attractions
  • Nike Missile Site: 1.9 mi
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 2.0 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 3.2 mi
  • Slide House: 3.2 mi
  • China Camp Historic Area: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 2.8 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 3.1 mi
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 3.5 mi
  • Weber Point: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 50
Waterfalls: 17
  • Dawn Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 6.7 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 11.1 mi
  • Temple: 14.7 mi
  • Keyhole: 15.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 8.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of San Rafael Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW 212°784 m4.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSW 219°778 m5.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSW 217°744 m5.0 mi
Ballou PointSW 225°612 m7.1 mi
Twin KnollsSW 230°597 m6.9 mi
Big Rock RidgeNW 323°575 m6.4 mi
Pine MountainW 265°543 m6.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSW 215°527 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 232468 — San Rafael Hill, Marin County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358774628

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