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Olmec Head

Olmec Head from directly overhead

Olmec Head is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pan American Unity, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
Getting there

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Coordinates37.72738, -122.45107
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • City College Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Mount Davidson: 0.8 mi
  • Edgehill Heights: 1.2 mi
  • Gold Mine Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Red Rock Hill: 1.4 mi
Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Gregangelo Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Gambier Plaza: 1.7 mi
  • Lover's Rock: 1.7 mi
  • Philosopher's Hill and Labyrinth: 1.8 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 5.3 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 2.8 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 8.0 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.6 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 9.8 mi
  • Pedro Point Headlands: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 59
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Olmec Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montara Mountain North PeakS 187°570 m11.6 mi
Peak MountainS 189°545 m11.6 mi
South PeakS 188°545 m11.9 mi
Montara KnobS 189°487 m11.9 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 163°371 m2.9 mi
Richardson EastNNW 343°338.6 m8.9 mi
San Pedro MountainSSW 196°325 m11.1 mi
Peak 1041NNW 336°317.297 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4257831621

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