A hike to the summit of Ring Mountain: 1 Sept. 2020

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Ascending Ring Mountain Fire Road. 

The route through Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve, as recorded by a GPS.

Mount Tamalpais is partially visible in the distance.

On the Ring Mountain Fire Road. Ring Mountain is located near the town of Tiburon.

Ahead on the left, is Belvedere Island.

Corte Madera Marsh Ecological Reserve.

San Quentin State Prison. The hill in the background is the location of China Camp State Park.

 Mount Tamalpais

This is the summit area of Ring Mountain.

Here is a view of the Tiburon Peninsula and Belvedere Island, as seen from the 603 ft summit of Ring Mountain. Ahead in the distance, hidden by smoke and ash from multiple California wildfires, is San Francisco.

The Ring Mountain route is visible on this map.


Route Data: Distance–5.9 miles. Elevation gain–987 feet.


This map was created by Marin County Parks.

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 These photographs were taken with a Sony camera.

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