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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
Gardens
  • Iris Garden: 1.5 mi
  • John Haley Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
  • LEAF Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Environmentally Sustainable Garden: 2.9 mi
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
Parks
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
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Springs: 20
  • 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 DiabloNNE 13°1,173 m18.9 mi
Rose PeakESE 116°1,163 m16.2 mi
Devil's PulpitNNE 13°1,110 m19.0 mi
Lookout PointESE 111°1,051 m19.1 mi
Monument Peak NorthSE 142°800 m11.0 mi
Mount AllisonSE 141°793 m10.3 mi
Monument PeakSE 143°776 m11.3 mi
Monument Peak NorthwestSE 143°775 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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