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Pioneer Mother Monument

Pioneer Mother Monument, a historic site in California
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Pioneer Mother Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Wooded Knoll stands 465 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Trees from 13 Colonies, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Pioneer Mother is a bronze sculpture by Charles Grafly, installed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in California. It is probably Grafly's best known sculpture.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q96658126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77090, -122.47430

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Historic sites: 56
Gardens: 56
  • Andean Cloud Forest Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Zellenbach Garden of Perennials: 0.2 mi
  • Chile: 0.2 mi
  • Gondwana Circle: 0.2 mi
  • Australia Garden: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 54
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.4 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.4 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.0 mi
  • Temple: 23.1 mi
  • Keyhole: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Pioneer Mother Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wooded KnollNW465 m12.0 mi
Cardiac HillNW413 m11.2 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE371 m6.1 mi
Richardson EastNNW339 m5.7 mi
Peak 1041NNW317 m6.4 mi
Mount DavidsonSSE283 m2.5 mi
Slacker HillN282 m4.5 mi
Hawk HillNNW281 m4.2 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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5135797823

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