Artwork · California
Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8)
Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8) is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the north-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rodeo Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- marble
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates37.83294, -122.53302
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Battery O'Rourke: 0.3 mi
- Battery Smith-Guthrie: 0.4 mi
- Battery Alexander: 0.5 mi
- Hill 88: 0.6 mi
- Battery Mendell: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Nike Missile Site SF-88: 0.5 mi
- Bay Model Visitor Center: 3.0 mi
- Marinship Exhibit: 3.0 mi
- IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center: 3.1 mi
- Bay Area Discovery Museum: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 4.6 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.0 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 6.3 mi
Peaks
- Hill 88: 0.7 mi
- Peak 1041: 1.7 mi
- Hawk Hill: 1.9 mi
- Richardson East: 2.2 mi
- Slacker Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Aramburu Island: 4.3 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- Muir Woods National Monument: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Langendorf Park: 2.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Junior Park: 2.9 mi
- Marinship Park: 3.0 mi
- Cazneau Park: 3.0 mi
- Southview Park: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Golden Gate Bridge: 3.0 mi
- Brig Matthew Turner: 3.1 mi
- Welcome Center: 3.6 mi
- Sutro Baths: 3.8 mi
- Camera Obscura: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Close to the Wind: 3.1 mi
- El Cid Campeador: 3.7 mi
- Fort Statue: 3.8 mi
- Pax Jerusalemme: 3.8 mi
- The Thinker: 3.8 mi
Gardens
- Compton Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden: 4.5 mi
- Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 5.1 mi
- Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 5.1 mi
- George and Judy Marcus Garden of Enchantment: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 55
- Rodeo Beach: 0.3 mi
- Tennessee Beach: 1.2 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 1.5 mi
- Pirates Cove: 2.1 mi
- Muir Beach: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Kent Falls: 4.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.2 mi
- Huntington Falls: 5.5 mi
- Dawn Falls: 7.5 mi
- Laurel Dell Falls: 8.2 mi
Springs: 11
- Old Spring: 1.4 mi
- El Polín Spring: 5.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 5.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 5.1 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Yellow Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Vent 5: 5.6 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 10.2 mi
- Rock Fort: 11.1 mi
- Aramai Point: 15.8 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 0.7 mi
- Temple: 18.0 mi
- Keyhole: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 1.2 mi
- Quarters A: 9.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 6.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | NNW 340° | 784 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | NNW 331° | 778 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | NNW 335° | 744 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ballou Point | NW 318° | 612 m | 7.4 mi |
| Twin Knolls | NW 319° | 597 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | NNW 330° | 527 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bare Knoll | NW 316° | 478 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wooded Knoll | NW 315° | 465 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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