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The Morion

The Morion from directly overhead

The Morion is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Dancers, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.31919, -122.02912
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Amphitheater: 0.1 mi
  • Library Field: 0.2 mi
  • Cali Mill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wilson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Portal Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Hunters Point: 2.4 mi
  • Anza Knoll: 2.5 mi
  • Maisie's Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Nob Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Table Mountain: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Villa Maria Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Villa Maria Group Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
  • Baytree Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Braly Picnic #3: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 44
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 20
  • Congress Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Spring source: 7.3 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 13
  • Graffiti Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 7.5 mi
  • The Bluff: 19.6 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 20.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
Lighthouses: 1
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of The Morion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumSSE 147°1,063 m13.1 mi
Mount ThayerSSE 151°1,061 m12.3 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW 208°985 m7.5 mi
Castle RockSSW 210°979 m7.3 mi
The PeakSSW 199°917 m7.3 mi
El SombrosoSE 146°917 m11.7 mi
Lookout TowerSW 221°892 m6.7 mi
Goat RockSW 215°890 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5040278893

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