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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

Parks
Museums
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites: 58
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 54
  • 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
Beaches: 49
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
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: 10
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 13.3 miles of San Rafael Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSW784 m4.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSW778 m5.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSW744 m5.0 mi
Ballou PointSW612 m7.1 mi
Twin KnollsSW597 m6.9 mi
Big Rock RidgeNW575 m6.4 mi
Pine MountainW543 m6.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSW527 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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