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Mount Tamalpais (pronounced /tæməlˈpaɪəs/, us dict: tăm·əl·pī′·əs, known locally as "Mount Tam") is...

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Mount Tamalpais (pronounced /tæməlˈpaɪəs/, us dict: tăm·əl·pī′·əs, 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 and the Mount Tamalpais Watershed. Mount Tamalpais is the highest peak in the Marin Hills, which are part of the Northern California Coast Ranges. The elevation at the East Peak, its second highest point, is 2,572 feet (784 m). The West Peak, the mountain's highest peak where a radar dome currently stands, is 2,574 feet (785 m). It stood over 2,600 feet (792 m) before the summit was flattened for the radar dome construction. The mountain is clearly visible from the city of San Francisco and the East Bay region. The majority of the mountain is contained in protected public lands, including Mount Tamalpais State Park, Muir Woods National Monument, and the Mount Tamalpais Watershed. It adjoins the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (which in turn adjoins Point Reyes National Seashore) as well as several Marin County Open Space Preserves. This provides nearly 40 miles (64 km) of continuous publicly

Created by: Freebase Data Team Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by: Freebase Data Team Oct 22, 2006

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