Peak · California
Twin Knolls
Twin Knolls rises to 597 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the east, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Dell Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49086034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 597 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.92104, -122.63054
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ballou Point: 0.7 mi
- Serpentine Point: 1.5 mi
- Bare Knoll: 1.5 mi
- Wooded Knoll: 1.5 mi
- Mount Tamalpais West Peak: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Throne: 0.7 mi
- Music Stand: 0.8 mi
- Sitting Bull Rock and memorial: 3.2 mi
- Old Sawmill: 4.4 mi
- The Rosebowl: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Barth's Retreat: 0.8 mi
- Potrero Camp: 1.0 mi
- Rifle Camp: 1.4 mi
- Bolinas Park: 5.0 mi
- Hunt Camp: 6.1 mi
Parks
- Mount Tamalpais Game Refuge: 1.7 mi
- Bolinas Community Park: 3.1 mi
- Cascade Park: 3.6 mi
- Earnscliffe Park: 3.9 mi
- Bolinas Quail Refuge: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Stinson tree: 2.3 mi
- Founders Grove: 3.6 mi
- Redwood Tree Slice: 3.6 mi
- Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 5.0 mi
- Slide House: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Martin Griffin Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Muir Woods National Monument: 3.2 mi
- Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Elliott Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Cascade Canyon Preserve: 4.2 mi
Museums
- Bolinas Museum: 3.1 mi
- Marin Museum of Bicycling: 5.1 mi
- Marin County Historical Society Museum: 6.7 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 7.4 mi
- Bartolini Gallery: 7.9 mi
Artworks
- Tamalpais Maiden: 6.1 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 7.9 mi
- Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8): 8.1 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 8.2 mi
- Close to the Wind: 8.7 mi
Gardens
- Lauren Place: 6.7 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Canal Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 57
- Stinson Beach: 1.9 mi
- Bolinas Beach: 3.1 mi
- Slide Ranch North Beach: 3.6 mi
- Agate Beach: 4.7 mi
- Muir Beach: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Laurel Dell Falls: 0.2 mi
- Midway Falls: 0.5 mi
- Helen Markt Falls: 0.7 mi
- Cataract Falls: 0.8 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 3.5 mi
Springs: 11
- Broko Spring: 1.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 1.2 mi
- Colier Spring: 2.1 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 2.2 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 2.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Quarters A: 16.6 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Point Reyes Light Station: 21.8 mi
- Paint Storage: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Vent 5: 3.1 mi
- Rock Fort: 6.2 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 10.4 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 13.8 mi
- Aramai Point: 22.9 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 8.4 mi
- Temple: 10.3 mi
- Keyhole: 10.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 2.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Twin Knolls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | E 79° | 784 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | E 84° | 778 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | E 80° | 744 m | 2.3 mi |
| Ballou Point | SSE 152° | 612 m | 0.7 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | N 9° | 575 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNW 343° | 543 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | E 99° | 527 m | 2.0 mi |
| Loma Alta | N 8° | 484 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 8.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1808967 — Twin Knolls, Marin County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358833239
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