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Broderick-Terry Duel

Broderick-Terry Duel from directly overhead

Broderick-Terry Duel is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Scarper Peak stands 593 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Broderick-Terry Duel Landmark Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

About

The story

September 13, 1859 duel in California.

Wikidata Q4972967, matched on coordinates and name (19 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1949-10-16
Getting there

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Coordinates37.70822, -122.48422
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Broderick-Terry Duel Landmark Park: 0.1 mi
  • Westlake Park: 0.3 mi
  • Robert Pender Park: 0.8 mi
  • Thornton State Beach Overlook: 0.9 mi
  • Merced Heights Playground: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • Penguin’s Prayer: 0.4 mi
  • Beniamino Bufano "Peace" Statue: 0.6 mi
  • Tiger sculpture: 1.0 mi
  • Couple's Statue: 1.0 mi
  • Head of St. Francis: 1.0 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • City College Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Davidson: 2.7 mi
  • Edgehill Heights: 2.8 mi
  • Forest Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Larsen Peak: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 59
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 1.3 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 7.1 mi
  • Pedro Point Headlands: 8.6 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 10.5 mi
  • McNee Ranch State Park: 10.8 mi
Attractions
  • Hippo: 1.9 mi
  • Black Rhino: 1.9 mi
  • Fake Seagull: 1.9 mi
  • Eagle Island: 1.9 mi
  • Grizzly Gulch: 1.9 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites: 54
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 6.7 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 53
Waterfalls: 14
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.5 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 13.2 miles of Broderick-Terry Duel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scarper PeakSSE593 m12.8 mi
Montara Mountain North PeakS570 m10.2 mi
Peak MountainS545 m10.2 mi
South PeakS545 m10.5 mi
Ox HillSSE542 m13.1 mi
Montara KnobS487 m10.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitESE371 m3.0 mi
Richardson EastN339 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6680644906

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