Mount Tamalpais
Mount Tamalpais, known locally as Mount Tam, is a peak in Marin County, California, United States, often considered symbolic of Marin County. Much of Mount Tamalpais is protected within public lands such as Mount Tamalpais State Park, the Marin Municipal Water District watershed, and National Park Service land, such as Muir Woods.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nelso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,283 feet
- Description: mountain in Marin County, California
- Also known as: “Highest Blue Mountain”, “Mount Palermo”, “Mount Tam”, “Mount Tamalpais East Peak”, “Mt. Tam”, “Mt. Tamalpais”, “Mt. Tamalpias”, “Pa-le-mus”, “Palmas”, “Picacho Prieto”, “Pico Y Cerro De Reyes”, “Table Butte”, “Table Hill”, “Table Mountain”, “Tama El Paris”, “Tamel Pisc Mountain”, “Tannel Bume”, and “Temel-pa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Middle Peak and Lake Lagunitas.
Mountain Theater
Theater building
Photo: Richard Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, also known as the Cushing Memorial Amphitheater or simply the Mountain Theater, is a 4,000-seat open-air venue in Mount Tamalpais State Park, in Marin County, California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kent Woodlands and Murray Park.
Kent Woodlands
Hamlet
Kentfield is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Kentfield is located 2 miles southwest of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 feet.
Murray Park
Hamlet
Larkspur is a city in Marin County, California, United States. Larkspur is located directly south of Kentfield and 3 miles south of San Rafael, at an elevation of 43 feet.
Kentfield
Village
Kentfield is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Kentfield is located 2 miles southwest of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 feet.
Mount Tamalpais
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.92904° or 37° 55′ 45″ northLongitude
-122.57772° or 122° 34′ 40″ westElevation
2,283 feet (696 metres)Open location code
849VWCHC+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 312912379OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Tamalpais from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Mount Tamalpais” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Tamalpais dağı”
- Bavarian: “Mount Tamalpais”
- Cebuano: “Mount Tamalpais”
- Chinese: “塔玛尔派伊斯山”
- Chinese: “塔瑪佩斯山”
- Czech: “Mount Tamalpais”
- Dutch: “Mount Tamalpais”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت تامالپايس”
- French: “mont Tamalpais”
- French: “Mont Tamalpais”
- German: “Mount Tamalpais”
- Hebrew: “הר טמלפאיס”
- Italian: “monte Tamalpais”
- Japanese: “タマルパイアス山”
- Japanese: “タマルパイス山”
- Ladin: “Mount Tamalpais”
- Macedonian: “Тамалпајс”
- Malayalam: “താമാൽപൈസ് കൊടുമുടി”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Tamalpais”
- Norwegian: “Mount Tamalpais”
- Polish: “Mount Tamalpais”
- Ukrainian: “Маунт-Тамалпаїс”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Baltimore Canyon and Larkspur.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Tamalpais Visitor’s Center and Knob Hill.
Marin County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Tiburon, Sausalito, San Rafael, and Novato.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Tamalpais”. Photo: Nelso, CC BY-SA 3.0.