Peak · California
Three Peaks
Three Peaks rises to 340 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Echo Rock, a peak 2.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Marin County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083404, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 340 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.13714, -122.80138
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Echo Rock: 2.3 mi
- Walker Peak: 2.4 mi
- Coyote Peak: 3.6 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.4 mi
Artworks: 59
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 10.9 mi
- Plug: 11.2 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 12.0 mi
- Sonoma: 12.0 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 15.6 mi
Parks: 58
- Martinelli Park: 3.9 mi
- Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park: 3.9 mi
- Second Valley Path and Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Marconi Conference Center & Historic Park: 4.2 mi
- Point Reyes Station Community Park: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Point Reyes National Seashore: 6.6 mi
- French Ranch Open Space Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Maurice Thorner Memorial Open Space Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 47
- Point Reyes National Seashore dedication plaque: 6.6 mi
- CPO Academy Pergola: 7.8 mi
- CPO Academy 1.5 mile turnaround: 8.1 mi
- Probably repair location of Golden Hind June 1579: 8.5 mi
- Golden Hinde landing: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 41
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 3.3 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 3.9 mi
- Teachers Beach: 4.1 mi
- Shell Beach: 4.2 mi
- Heart's Desire Beach: 5.0 mi
Museums: 31
- The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History: 3.9 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 10.2 mi
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 10.9 mi
- Petaluma Historical Museum and Library: 11.0 mi
- Novato History Museum: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 30
- TRACEN Community Gardens: 7.7 mi
- McNear Community Gardens: 10.8 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 12.5 mi
- Food Forest: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 22
- Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 3.9 mi
- Kule Loklo: 6.3 mi
- Cypress Tree Tunnel: 8.4 mi
- Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 8.9 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Bear Valley Picnic area: 6.6 mi
- Redwood Grove Group Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Azalea Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Helen Putnam: 9.1 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Stairstep Falls: 8.3 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 11.4 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 12.5 mi
- Alamere Falls: 12.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.4 mi
Springs: 9
- Crystal Springs: 9.6 mi
- Broko Spring: 16.7 mi
- Worn Springs: 17.2 mi
- Colier Spring: 18.2 mi
- Rock Springs: 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Point Reyes Light Station: 15.3 mi
- Paint Storage: 15.4 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 15.4 mi
- Transformer Building: 15.5 mi
- Power House: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Tomales Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Rock Fort: 16.6 mi
- Vent 5: 20.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Keyhole: 10.5 mi
- Temple: 10.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Three Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | SE 140° | 784 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | SE 143° | 778 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | SE 141° | 744 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sonoma Mountain | NE 44° | 697 m | 17.8 mi |
| Ballou Point | SSE 148° | 612 m | 18.3 mi |
| Twin Knolls | SSE 148° | 597 m | 17.6 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | ESE 117° | 575 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 144° | 543 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petaluma AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 236311 — Three Peaks, Marin County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358777310
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