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Tolman Peak

Tolman Peak, a peak in California
Tolman Peak, a peak in CaliforniaUserTest1111 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tolman Peak rises to 304 m in California. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gossip Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49084163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
304 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.61421, -121.99056

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Meyers Dry Creek Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Niles: 2.4 mi
  • Fishing Pier (boating, swimming, dogs not allowed): 2.8 mi
  • iFLY Indoor Skydiving: 4.3 mi
  • The Patterson House: 5.0 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Osprey: 2.5 mi
  • Lampert Knoll: 2.5 mi
  • Indo-ABC Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Triangle: 4.4 mi
  • Reserved Area C: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Iris Garden: 1.5 mi
  • John Haley Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • LEAF Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Environmentally Sustainable Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Leaf CR Stone Garden: 3.1 mi
Parks
Springs: 18
  • Eugene Spring: 7.9 mi
  • McClure Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 16.0 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Sheepherder Spring: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Niles beach: 2.6 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 7
  • Chab: 11.1 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 13.0 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 13.6 mi
  • The Bluff: 14.6 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Lighthouses: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Tolman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloNNE1,173 m18.9 mi
Rose PeakESE1,163 m16.2 mi
Devil's PulpitNNE1,110 m19.0 mi
Lookout PointESE1,051 m19.1 mi
Monument Peak NorthSE800 m11.0 mi
Mount AllisonSE793 m10.3 mi
Monument PeakSE776 m11.3 mi
Monument Peak NorthwestSE775 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:06
December solstice07:2016:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586265676867635551
Precip in3.03.22.51.20.50.20.00.00.10.71.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fremont, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660012 — Tolman Peak, Alameda County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807593

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