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Redwood Bowl Picnic Area

Redwood Bowl Picnic Area from directly overhead

Redwood Bowl Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 452 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Redwood Peak, a peak 0.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Roberts Regional Recreation Area
Getting there

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Coordinates37.81733, -122.17748
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Redwood Peak: 0.1 mi
  • Round Top: 2.4 mi
  • Pine Top: 2.5 mi
  • Volcanic Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Mulholland Hill: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites
Historic sites
  • Dapper’s Rest: 0.1 mi
  • Blossom Rock Trees: 0.5 mi
  • The Browning Monument: 0.7 mi
  • Fremont Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Pyramid to Moses: 0.8 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Solar Clock: 0.2 mi
  • Phase One Journey: 2.0 mi
  • Laurel Space Bears: 2.1 mi
  • Laurel Space Bears: 2.2 mi
  • Laurel Space Bears: 2.3 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Fig Leaf Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Laurel Art Garden: 2.2 mi
  • William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Arboretum: 2.5 mi
  • Moraga Garden Center: 3.1 mi
  • Linda Kingston Triangle: 3.9 mi
Attractions
  • Mazzariello Labyrinth: 2.6 mi
  • Mountain View Cemetery Docent Tours: 3.8 mi
  • Hey, Diddle Diddle: 4.5 mi
  • Rapunzel's Castle: 4.5 mi
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 34
Springs: 24
  • Sulfur Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Soto Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 7
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Redwood Bowl Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2E 91°617 m6.4 mi
Vollmer PeakNNW 332°581 m5.2 mi
Wiedemann HillESE 119°565 m11.4 mi
Las Trampas PeakE 80°557 m6.3 mi
Vail PeakE 85°545 m6.9 mi
Chaparral PeakNNW 329°540 m4.9 mi
Round TopNNW 340°531 m2.4 mi
Grizzly PeakNW 326°531 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2116:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/311872675

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