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Original Presidio’s Northwest Corner

Original Presidio’s Northwest Corner from directly overhead

Original Presidio’s Northwest Corner is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pershing Square, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.79838, -122.45872
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Parks
Peaks
Gardens: 59
  • Compton Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Promenade Gardens: 1.5 mi
  • Gateway Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Kathleen’s Corner: 1.7 mi
  • Dahlia Dell: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 55
Historic sites: 54
  • Pershing Square: 0.0 mi
  • Dedicated To The Memory Of General Of The Armies John J. Pershing: 0.0 mi
  • The Presidio Of San Francisco Has Been Designated A Registered National Historic Landmark: 0.0 mi
  • 1943-1993 Sixth United States Army: 0.1 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 54
  • Picnic Pod A: 0.3 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.2 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 44
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 4.6 mi
  • Temple: 22.7 mi
  • Keyhole: 23.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Original Presidio’s Northwest Corner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW413 m10.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitS371 m7.8 mi
Richardson EastNNW339 m4.2 mi
Peak 1041NW317 m5.3 mi
Mount DavidsonS283 m4.2 mi
Slacker HillNNW282 m3.1 mi
Hawk HillNW281 m3.0 mi
Mount SutroS278 m2.8 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 °F525456565860606263625753
Precip in4.44.43.21.60.70.20.00.10.10.92.64.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12441102001

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