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Griffins

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Griffins is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off.

What the record says

Material
iron

How to reach it

Coordinates37.43481, -122.16806

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
Parks
Picnic sites
Historic sites
  • In Memory of Charles A. “Chuck” Taylor: 0.4 mi
  • In Memory of Glenn S. “Pop” Warner: 0.4 mi
  • Palo Alto’s First Community House: 0.6 mi
  • Memorial Tablet: 0.7 mi
  • original Palo Alto volunteer fire department bell 1904: 0.7 mi
Attractions
  • Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 0.5 mi
  • Stem Cell Research information placards: 0.5 mi
  • Tower Well structure (historic): 0.8 mi
  • El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 0.9 mi
  • Hewlett Packard's Garage: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Coyote Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Sand Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Vista Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Madera Point: 4.8 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 11
Springs: 9
  • Summit Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Summit Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Spring source: 8.4 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Congress Springs: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 14.9 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 15.0 mi
  • Chab: 20.6 mi
  • Aramai Point: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Griffins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSSE 164°985 m15.2 mi
Castle RockSSE 164°979 m14.8 mi
The PeakSSE 160°917 m15.8 mi
Lookout TowerSSE 166°892 m13.4 mi
Goat RockSSE 167°890 m14.6 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE 160°880 m16.1 mi
Summit RockSSE 164°878 m13.9 mi
Varian PeakSSE 168°873 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155576166686766615348
Precip in2.93.22.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palo Alto, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6532987277

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