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Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area

Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area from directly overhead

Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 904 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the east-northeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Grapevine Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.4 miles away.

What to expect

Access
permit

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87704, -121.93056

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Grapevine Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
  • Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 0.7 mi
  • Toyon Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Sunset: 0.9 mi
  • Bridal Nook: 0.9 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Mount Diablo: 1.0 mi
  • Ransom Point: 1.0 mi
  • Devil's Pulpit: 1.1 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Wall Point: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mitchell Creek Park: 3.0 mi
  • Dana Hills Park: 3.5 mi
  • Regency Woods Park: 3.7 mi
  • Clayton Community Park: 3.7 mi
  • Oak Hill Park: 3.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Blackhawk logo: 3.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Communuity Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Ruth Bancroft Garden: 6.6 mi
Attractions
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 4.0 mi
  • Turkey Vulture: 8.5 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 9.2 mi
  • Red Baron Airplanes: 9.2 mi
  • Dragon Roller Coaster: 9.2 mi
Springs: 17
Beaches: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 6
  • Turtle Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 2.8 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 8.7 mi
  • Chab: 14.8 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 17.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloENE 70°1,173 m1.0 mi
Devil's PulpitENE 73°1,110 m1.1 mi
North PeakNE 56°1,084 m2.0 mi
Ransom PointNE 54°1,037 m1.0 mi
Mount OlympiaNE 43°898 m2.3 mi
Eagle PeakNNW 346°722 m1.8 mi
Red Leg PeakESE 105°652 m6.2 mi
Oyster PointSE 138°644 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:34
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2116:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850535966727270635347
Precip in5.14.93.71.91.10.30.00.00.11.22.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2255855999

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