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Portola Expedition Historical Marker

Portola Expedition Historical Marker is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Bald Knob stands 637 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pacifica State Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away.

The story

Park in San Mateo County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49545259, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.59894, -122.50034

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • Sanchez Adobe Park: 0.9 mi
  • Oddstad Park: 0.9 mi
  • White Field Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sanchez Park: 1.3 mi
  • Tonini Field: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks: 58
Gardens: 56
  • Quarry Park Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Gateway Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Serenity Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Burlingame Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Brisbane Community Garden: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 55
Waterfalls: 9
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Portola Expedition Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobSSE637 m14.5 mi
Kings MountainSE637 m14.6 mi
Scarper PeakSE593 m6.3 mi
Montara Mountain North PeakSSE570 m2.9 mi
Peak MountainSSE545 m2.8 mi
South PeakSSE545 m3.2 mi
Ox HillSE542 m6.6 mi
Montara KnobSSE487 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:35
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2216:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354565860616263615753
Precip in6.16.54.42.41.00.20.00.10.11.52.96.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacifica 4 SSE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358776017

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