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Three Peaks

Three Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Marin County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083404, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
340 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.13714, -122.80138
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Martinelli Park: 3.9 mi
  • Marconi Conference Center State Historic 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
Artworks
Historic sites: 53
Beaches: 42
Gardens: 32
  • 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
Museums: 31
Attractions: 23
  • 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
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
Lighthouses: 6
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Keyhole: 10.5 mi
  • Temple: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSE 140°784 m18.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSE 143°778 m18.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSE 141°744 m18.6 mi
Sonoma MountainNE 44°697 m17.8 mi
Ballou PointSSE 148°612 m18.3 mi
Twin KnollsSSE 148°597 m17.6 mi
Big Rock RidgeESE 117°575 m12.0 mi
Pine MountainSE 144°543 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:23
June solstice05:4919:5920:38
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2516:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485153566064676767625448
Precip in4.85.23.31.70.90.30.00.00.11.32.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petaluma AP, 13 mi away.

Sources

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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