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Sunset behind Mount Tamalpais. Mount Tamalpais is the highest peak in the Marin Hills, which are part of the Northern California Coast Ranges.The elevation at the West Peak, where a radar dome currently stands, is between 2,560 feet (780 m) and 2,578 feet (786 m). [10]
Mount Tamalpais State Park is a California state park, located in Marin County, California. The primary feature of the park is the 2,571 feet (784 m) Mount Tamalpais . [ 1 ] The park contains mostly redwood and oak forests.
Share of the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway dated May 1, 1921 The Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway was a scenic tourist railway operating between Mill Valley and the east peak of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California , covering a distance of 8.19 miles (13.18 km), with a 2.88-mile (4.63 km) spur line to the Muir Woods . [ 1 ]
Mount Tamalpais Cemetery is located in San Rafael, California. [1] History. The cemetery was founded by Dr. Henry A. Dubois, Jr. An ordinance had been passed in the ...
In 1930, the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway stopped running. [7] It was the site of the KFRC Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival, a historic rock music festival in June 1967. [1] Since 1977, when Marilyn Smith took over as executive director, the Mountain Play presented Broadway musicals on the mountain. [7]
In the first two decades the performances were accessed by hiking or riding the winding Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway. [2] The railway was led by businessman Sidney B. Cushing and, in 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps began construction of a 4,000-seat stone amphitheater that was named the Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre in ...
The 2006 film Klunkers chronicled their story, solidifying Mount Tamalpais' status as a mountain biking destination, as did Frank J. Berto's book The Birth of Dirt. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The area is used by mountain bikers due to Mount Tamalpais’ proximity to a highly populated geographic region , ease of access, varied terrain, and views.
Mount Tamalpais — a notable peak of the Marin Hills, located in Marin County, California. The San Francisco Bay Area landmark, rising northwest of the Golden Gate, is primarily within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.