Alamere Falls
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Alamere Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away.
The story
Alamere Falls is a coastal waterfall in Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California; it flows directly into the ocean. It is one of only two coastal waterfalls in California, the other being McWay Falls. Alamere Falls tumbles over fragile shale cliffs at Alamere Creek Beach. Upstream of the main Alamere Falls is the upper Alamere Falls, consisting of three separate cascades. Together, these cascades are approximately 20–30 feet (6–9 m) in height. All of these waterfalls are fed by Alamere Creek. Alamere Falls can be reached by following the Coast Trail from the Palomarin Trailhead at the end of Mesa Road out of Bolinas, California. After 2.5 mi (4.0 km), the trail passes two small lakes (Bass Lake and Pelican Lake). Bass Lake can be accessed by a side trail that leads to a rope swing, and hikers often stop for a swim during summer months. From the Palomarin Trailhead, the hike is 3.8 mi (6.1 km), one-way, to the top of the falls. To reach the bottom of the falls, the National Park Service advises hikers to continue to Wildcat Campground, descend to the beach and then walk 1.1 mi (1.8 km) south; the one-way distance from Palomarin Trailhead to the base of the falls is 6.6 mi (10.6 km). This trail leads along the beach, check out the tides before to figure out the exact time for low tide. Usually, the beach to Alamere Falls is unsafe to access at high tide, and hikers are frequently trapped.
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Wikidata Q37957, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Firtop: 2.8 mi
- Pablo Point: 3.3 mi
- Stewart Point: 3.7 mi
- Barnabe Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Mount Wittenberg: 6.3 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 5.3 mi
- Kule Loklo: 6.4 mi
- Stinson tree: 9.7 mi
- Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 10.6 mi
- Founders Grove: 12.1 mi
- Agate Beach County Park: 5.6 mi
- Bolinas Quail Refuge: 5.8 mi
- Bolinas Community Park: 6.2 mi
- Forest Knolls Park: 6.6 mi
- Larsen Meadow: 7.7 mi
- Martin Griffin Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Maurice Thorner Memorial Open Space Preserve: 7.6 mi
- French Ranch Open Space Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve: 8.1 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 6.0 mi
- Bolinas Museum: 6.2 mi
- The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History: 10.6 mi
- Historic USCG Boathouse: 10.7 mi
- Marin Museum of Bicycling: 10.8 mi
- Point Reyes National Seashore dedication plaque: 6.1 mi
- Music Stand: 9.2 mi
- Throne: 9.3 mi
- Golden Hinde landing: 10.2 mi
- Probably repair location of Golden Hind June 1579: 10.5 mi
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 13.7 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Lauren Place: 14.0 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 14.2 mi
- Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8): 16.0 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 16.5 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 16.9 mi
- Close to the Wind: 17.2 mi
- Wildcat Beach: 0.9 mi
- Palomarin Beach: 2.6 mi
- Kelham Beach: 3.5 mi
- Secret Beach: 4.9 mi
- Sculptured Beach: 5.1 mi
- Redwood Grove Group Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Azalea Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic area: 6.1 mi
- Hunt Camp: 6.8 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 6.5 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 7.7 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 7.8 mi
- Cataract Falls: 8.2 mi
- Helen Markt Falls: 8.2 mi
- Crystal Springs: 5.5 mi
- Broko Spring: 8.3 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 9.5 mi
- Rock Springs: 9.8 mi
- Colier Spring: 10.4 mi
- Point Reyes Light Station: 13.2 mi
- Paint Storage: 13.2 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 13.2 mi
- Transformer Building: 13.4 mi
- Power House: 13.4 mi
- Vent 5: 10.4 mi
- Rock Fort: 12.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 18.8 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 22.2 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Temple: 2.2 mi
- Keyhole: 2.7 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 16.2 mi
- Arch Rock: 21.1 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.5 mi
- Winehaven: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Alamere Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | E 99° | 784 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | ESE 101° | 778 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | E 100° | 744 m | 10.8 mi |
| Ballou Point | ESE 108° | 612 m | 9.1 mi |
| Twin Knolls | ESE 105° | 597 m | 8.6 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | NE 53° | 575 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ENE 77° | 543 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | ESE 104° | 527 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Mar — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 121 | 157 | 115 | 40.6 | 18.5 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 22.9 | 69.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lagunitas C A Samuel P Taylor State Park CA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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