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Phillip Burton

Phillip Burton from directly overhead

Phillip Burton is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Madonna, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80511, -122.42956

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Artworks
Peaks
Gardens: 59
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 57
Picnic sites: 54
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 1.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.7 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 53
Attractions
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.0 mi
  • Temple: 23.7 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Phillip Burton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS371 m8.1 mi
Richardson EastNW339 m4.9 mi
Peak 1041NW317 m6.2 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW283 m4.8 mi
Slacker HillWNW282 m3.9 mi
Hawk HillWNW281 m4.1 mi
Mount SutroSSW278 m3.6 mi
Noe PeakSSW274 m3.8 mi

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/258660872

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