Turtle Back
Turtle Back is a peak in Marin County, California and has an elevation of 121 feet. Turtle Back is situated nearby to the locality Gallinas Beach, as well as near the hamlet Santa Venetia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jakes Island and Marin County Civic Center.
Jakes Island
Islet
Jakes Island is an island in San Francisco Bay. It is in Marin County, California. Its coordinates are, and the United States Geological Survey gives its elevation as 52 ft. Egrets can be seen there.
Marin County Civic Center
Public building
Photo: Fizbin, Public domain.
The Marin County Civic Center, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is located in San Rafael, California, the county seat of Marin County, California, United States.
Rat Rock
Islet
Rat Rock is an uninhabited, 18-foot tall rock island in the San Francisco Bay, located just north of China Camp. It serves to protect part of the beach at China Camp from winds which come from the northwest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Venetia and Gallinas.
Santa Venetia
Hamlet
Photo: Kpapai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Venetia is a census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States. It is located 1.5 miles north of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 56 feet. The population was 4,289 at the 2020 census.
Gallinas
Hamlet
Novato is a city in Marin County, California, United States, situated in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. At the 2020 census, Novato had a population of 53,225.
McNears Beach
Hamlet
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
McNears Beach was the site of a fashionable beach resort established in the 1880s on San Pablo Bay in Marin County, California. It was located 0.5 miles north-northwest of Point San Pedro, and 3.4 miles northeast of San Rafael.
Turtle Back
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 121 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.00909° or 38° 0′ 33″ northLongitude
-122.49081° or 122° 29′ 27″ westElevation
121 feet (37 metres)Open location code
84CV2G55+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 358833238OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
5404096
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