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Juan Bautista De Anza

Juan Bautista De Anza from directly overhead

Juan Bautista De Anza is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlos III, a historic site 0.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
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Getting there

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Coordinates37.72837, -122.49364
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Attractions
  • Grizzly Gulch: 0.4 mi
  • Eagle Island: 0.4 mi
  • Chacoan Peccary: 0.4 mi
  • Hippo: 0.5 mi
  • Bobcat: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Prehistoric Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Java Dog Statue: 0.7 mi
  • Waterfall Column: 0.8 mi
  • Couple's Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Hall of fame photo collage: 0.9 mi
  • Tiger sculpture: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 0.7 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 8.5 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.1 mi
  • Pedro Point Headlands: 9.9 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 5.5 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
Peaks
  • Forest Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Larsen Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Edgehill Heights: 2.1 mi
  • Grand View Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Davidson: 2.3 mi
Museums
Beaches: 59
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.0 mi
  • Temple: 24.3 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Juan Bautista De Anza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montara Mountain North PeakS 176°570 m11.6 mi
Peak MountainS 178°545 m11.6 mi
South PeakS 176°545 m11.9 mi
Montara KnobS 178°487 m11.8 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSE 132°371 m4.3 mi
Richardson EastN 358°338.6 m8.5 mi
San Pedro MountainS 184°325 m10.7 mi
Peak 1041N 350°317.297 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:08
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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6917200912

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