Historic site · California
Gaspar de Portolá Expedition Campsite
Gaspar de Portolá Expedition Campsite is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Lookout Tower stands 892 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of West Union, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019-09-07
- Inscription
- Gaspar de Portolá Expedition Campsite / The Gaspar de Portolá expedition camped twice near this marker. During Spain's initial colonial thrust into Alta California, the exploration party headed northward from San Diego searching for Monterey Bay. […]
How to reach it
Coordinates37.46076, -122.29405
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Town of West Union: 0.0 mi
- Pulgas Water Temple: 2.0 mi
- City Trees: 3.0 mi
- Sequoia Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Filoli Estate: 1.1 mi
- Easter Bowl: 1.3 mi
- Handley Rock Park: 1.4 mi
- Crestview Park: 1.7 mi
- Eaton Park: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Bill and Jean Lane Education Center: 1.2 mi
- Woodside Store: 2.3 mi
- Museum of San Carlos History: 3.7 mi
- Carriage Room Museum: 3.9 mi
- San Mateo County History Museum: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Kings Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Teague Hill: 2.8 mi
- Eagle Hill: 2.9 mi
- Brittan Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Skeggs Point: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Public Bocce Court: 4.7 mi
- Wing Lam gravesite: 5.2 mi
- Historic Railroad Station: 6.1 mi
- Lemos Farm: 6.4 mi
- Stem Cell Research information placards: 6.7 mi
Artworks
- Woodside Horses: 3.2 mi
- Crisantemos: 3.7 mi
- Soledad O. De Argüello: 3.8 mi
- Shalom: 4.0 mi
- Mirror Labyrinth NY - for California: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 58
- Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Phleger Estate: 1.4 mi
- Huddart County Park: 1.6 mi
- Native Plant Preserve (Kite Hill): 2.6 mi
Gardens: 57
- Fruit Garden: 1.0 mi
- Panel Garden: 1.0 mi
- Knot Garden: 1.0 mi
- Daffodil Garden: 1.0 mi
- Chartes Garden: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites: 54
- Sequoia Youth Group Area`: 1.5 mi
- West Meadow Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- East Meadow Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Redwood Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Oak Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 43
- Cowell Ranch Beach: 8.2 mi
- Whale Bone Beach: 8.2 mi
- Poplar Beach: 8.3 mi
- Manhattan Beach: 8.3 mi
- Redondo Beach: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Peter's Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 15.1 mi
- Butano Falls: 15.2 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 15.2 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 19.1 mi
Springs: 7
- Summit Spring: 2.6 mi
- Spring source: 12.5 mi
- Travertine Springs: 17.5 mi
- Bulls Spring: 18.7 mi
- Congress Springs: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Purissima: 7.8 mi
- Stokes Landing: 12.3 mi
- Russell City: 15.9 mi
- Drawbridge: 17.5 mi
- Lynn: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Aramai Point: 15.1 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 17.6 mi
- Underworld Rock: 19.5 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 19.6 mi
- Chab: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 24.2 mi
- Quarters A: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Gaspar de Portolá Expedition Campsite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Tower | SE 146° | 892 m | 17.9 mi |
| Summit Rock | SE 145° | 878 m | 18.6 mi |
| Varian Peak | SSE 148° | 873 m | 18.7 mi |
| Turtle Rock | SSE 148° | 812 m | 15.6 mi |
| Borel Hill | SSE 152° | 766 m | 11.0 mi |
| Morena Sierra | SSW 193° | 731 m | 3.6 mi |
| China Grade | SSE 166° | 719 m | 17.6 mi |
| Allen Lookout | S 181° | 708 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 54 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodside Fire STN 1, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
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