Mount Diablo SP Snow & Clouds - Contra Costa County, CA (Cellphone Photos)

During night of the 17th February 2026, the San Francisco Bay Area got some very rare snow on top of the mountain peaks. On the 18th of February 2026, my mom and I went to Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA to see the snow. Unfortunately the road to the summit was closed at Juniper Campground. While I did get to see the snow, I did not hike the remaining 2 miles to the summit due to health complications of Long COVID. I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Message from the Photographer: I learned the hard way how intolerant of the cold I am now with Long COVID. That was a sucky experience at Diablo Valley Overlook. I brought my winter Lake Tahoe and Yosemite clothes and gloves, and it was not enough. That amount of clothes used to be enough even in below freezing weather. This disease continues surprising me in new ways. I still stayed near the summit for close to 5 hours though, warming up in the car as needed. It snowed for around an hour while I was there, which was so fun to watch because I haven't seen snowing for years now due to this disease. I can no longer tolerate altitudes above 1500m (≈ 5000 feet).

A scenery photo of South Gate Road (left), trees, fog, clouds, mountains, and Danville (in the distance on the right).

A scenery photo of clouds, trees, mountains, and Walnut Creek & Concord (in the distance). The photo was shot from South Gate Road.

A scenery photo of clouds, fog, mountains, trees, and fog. The photo was shot from South Gate Road.

A scenery photo of picnic tables and fog. The photo was shot at Livermore Valley Overlook on Summit Road.

Next, we arrive at Diablo Valley Overlook and Juniper Campground, where Summit Road was closed due to snow. It snowed for around an hour for the 5 hours I was up there.

A scenery photo of fog, snow, Summit Road closure (left), and trees. The photo was shot at Diablo Valley Overlook.

A scenery photo of fog, snow, Summit Road closure (left), and trees. The photo was taken at Diablo Valley Overlook.

A scenery photo of fog, snow, trees, grill, picnic table (right), cars (background), car park (background). The photo taken shot at Juniper Campground.

A scenery photo of fog, snow, trees, grill (left), picnic table (right), cars (on the left in the background), car park (on the left in the background). The photo taken shot at Juniper Campground.

This photo was taken early in the day but there were still quite a lot of people there seeing the snow as well. Later in the day as people got off work, the area became even more packed.

A scenery photo of fog, cars, car park, people, trees, and Summit Road (left). The photo was taken at Diablo Valley Overlook.

A scenery photo of fog, snow, trees, and Summit Road closure (right). The photo was taken at Diablo Valley Overlook.

A scenery photo of clouds, fog, snow, mountains, and trees. The photo was taken at Diablo Valley Overlook.

A scenery photo of fog, snow, trees, and Summit Road. The photo was taken at Diablo Valley Overlook.

A scenery photo of fog, snow, Summit Road closure (left), trees, and people. The photo was shot at Diablo Valley Overlook.

A scenery photo of clouds, trees, mountains, snow, Danville (in the distance on the left), Alamo (in the distance in the center), Walnut Creek (in the distance on the right), San Francisco Bay (in the distance), and San Francisco (in the distance in the center). The photo was shot at Diablo Valley Overlook.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, Tri-Valley Area (in the distance), and Summit Road (left). The photo was shot at Diablo Valley Overlook.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, trees, Alamo (in the distance on the right), Danville (in the distance in the center), San Ramon (in the distance on the left), San Francisco Bay (in the distance), and San Francisco (in the distance on the right). The photo was shot at Diablo Valley Overlook.

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Mount Diablo State Park (Cellphone Photos) - Contra Costa County, CA

On the 26th November 2025, my mom and I went to Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA to see clouds and views of the bay. The visibility was so good from the peak, I was able to see the Sierra Nevada mountains clearly both with and without binoculars. I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, Devil's Pulpit (bottom center), and Sierra Nevada mountains (in the distance). The photo was shot at the peak of Mount Diablo.

A scenery photo of mountains, clouds (in the distance), and San Francisco Bay. The photo was shot at the peak of Mount Diablo.

Afterwards, we went to my new favourite Nepalese & Indian Restaurant in San Ramon, CA. The place is called The Gurkha Kitchen and is located at 2475 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583.

A photo of our dinner at The Gurkha Kitchen in San Ramon, CA.

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Mount Diablo SP Clouds - Contra Costa County, CA (Cellphone Photos)

On the 14th November 2025, my mom and I went to Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA to see the clouds. There was a small break in the rainstorms that day. I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

A scenery photo of mountains, forest, and clouds. The photo was shot on South Gate Road.

A scenery photo of mountains, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot at Curry Point Trail Head on South Gate Road.

A scenery photo of Mount Diablo (peak), forest, and clouds. The photo was shot at Curry Point Trail Head on South Gate Road.

A scenery photo of mountains, forest, power lines, and clouds. The photo was shot at Livermore Valley Overlook on Summit Road.

A scenery photo of San Francisco Bay, mountains, clouds, and forest. The photo was shot at Livermore Valley Overlook on Summit Road.

A scenery photo of clouds, trees, San Francisco Bay (in the distance), and mountains (in the distance). The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of clouds, trees, San Francisco Bay (in the distance), and mountains. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of clouds taken at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of clouds, forest, San Francisco Bay (in the distance), and mountains. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of clouds, forest, antenna (left), San Francisco Bay (in the distance), and mountains. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of Mount Diablo Summit Visitor Center, clouds, trees, car park, and a car (right). The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of clouds, forest, San Francisco Bay (in the distance), and mountains. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of clouds, trees (bottom left), San Francisco Bay (in the distance), and mountains. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of clouds, forest, San Francisco Bay (in the distance), mountains, and Summit Road (bottom right). The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of clouds, forest, North Peak (right), San Francisco Bay (in the distance), and mountains. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of clouds, Devil's Pulpit (bottom left), mountains, and forest.

A scenery photo of clouds, North Peak (center), and San Francisco Bay (in the distance on the left). The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of clouds, Devil's Pulpit (bottom left), mountains, and forest.

A sunset scenery photo of San Francisco Bay, clouds, forest, San Francisco (in the distance), and mountains. The photo was shot at Diablo Valley Overlook on Summit Road.

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Mount Diablo SP On A Rainy Day (Cellphone Photos)

On the 24th September 2025, my mom and I went to Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA for a day trip. I purposely went on a cloudy and rainy day to see the clouds. I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

A scenery photo of trees, mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot on Artist's Point Road.

A scenery photo of trees, mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot on Artist's Point Road.

A scenery photo of trees and rocks shot at Rock City Park.

A scenery photo of Delta Region, North Peak (right), mountains, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of Delta Region, North Bay (in the distance), mountains, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of North Peak, Delta Region, mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of San Francisco (in the distance), SF Bay Area, parking lot, trees, antenna towers, mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

After this photo, my mom and I waited in the car for an hour due to heavy rain. It was so heavy, it was occasionally interfering with the free WiFi signal from the Mount Diablo Summit Visitor Center.

A scenery photo of rain, clouds, Delta Region, North Bay (in the distance), mountains, and trees. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of rain, clouds, Tri-Valley Region, mountains, and trees. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of rain, clouds, Devil's Pulpit (bottom left), mountains, and trees. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of rain, clouds, San Francisco (in the distance), SF Bay Area, mountains, and trees. The photo was shot at Diablo Valley Overlook.

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Mt. Diablo State Park - Contra Costa County, CA

On 15th September 2024, my parents and I drove took a trip to Mt. Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA driving to the top of Mt. Diablo. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Message from the Photographer: I'm still dealing with post-COVID symptoms from that infection in 2023 November. Long COVID was hitting me hard and at this point I was already on "reserve energy" due to the chronic fatigue. I went to Half Moon Bay (blog post here) the day prior and already burned through most of my limited energy. In the morning, I looked at the Mt. Diablo webcams and saw beautiful clouds up there. It has been months since I took my camera out, and being a location you can drive to, I decided to compromise and go. My dad wanted to take photos as well. So we went. My energy completely crashed afterwards and I was bedridden again close to a week unfortunately. I was able to work on these photos extremely slowly as I recovered, but I'm glad I can finally post them here. That is the length I will go to for making art I guess. Wanted to give some information on sacrifices us photographers and artists make.

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The photos I took start from the peak of Mt. Diablo.

A scenery photo of clouds, San Pablo Bay (left), Walnut Creek (left), Concord (center), Clayton (right), Suisun Bay (right), mountains, and trees. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 55" N 121° 54' 51" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of clouds, North Peak, Delta Region, Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, and Antioch Bridge. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of clouds, Clayton (foreground), Suisun Bay (in the distance), and mountains. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A scenery photo of clouds and trees shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of clouds, windmills, Pittsburg, Delta Region, and mountains. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A scenery photo of clouds, Devil's Pulpit (right), Central Valley (in the distance), forest, and mountains. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 54" N 121° 54' 51" W

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, and trees shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of clouds, mountains, and trees shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 53" N 121° 54' 54" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of clouds, Devil's Pulpit (center), Central Valley (in the distance), and forest. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 55" N 121° 54' 51" W

A scenery photo of clouds, Concord, San Pablo Bay (in the distance on the left), Suisun Bay (in the distance on the right), and forest. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 55" N 121° 54' 53" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of clouds, Clayton (foreground), Pittsburg (in the distance), Suisun Bay (in the distance), mountains, and forest. The photo was shot at the peak of Mt. Diablo.

The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

The rest of the photos were shot on our drive down Mt. Diablo. The photos were shot on the side of Summit Road.

A sunset scenery photo of clouds, San Francisco & Bay Bridge (in the distance slightly left from center), Mt. Tamalpais (in the distance slightly right from center), mountains, and forest. The photo was shot on Summit Road in Mt. Diablo State Park.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 52' 30" N 121° 55' 34" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A sunset scenery photo of clouds, San Francisco (in the distance slightly right from center), Bay Bridge (in the distance in the center), mountains, and forest. The photo was shot on Summit Road in Mt. Diablo State Park.

The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A black and white process of the photo above.

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