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Stephen Tyng Mather

Stephen Tyng Mather from directly overhead

Stephen Tyng Mather is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Otay Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is In Homage to the Spanish Expedition, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come and end to the good that he has done.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.67433, -117.23957
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo: 0.0 mi
  • Pacific Spirit: 2.3 mi
  • The Girl in Red Shoes: 2.4 mi
  • "Tunaman's Memorial": 2.6 mi
  • "Bubble Bath": 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Point Loma Ecological Reserve: 0.1 mi
  • Smuggler's Cove Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bennington Monument: 1.1 mi
  • Yokohama Friendship Bell;横浜友好の鐘: 2.4 mi
  • Sunset Park: 2.6 mi
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens: 37
Peaks: 35
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 14
  • Point Loma: 0.5 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 2.9 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 3.7 mi
  • Middle Earth: 15.1 mi
  • Limbo - Deviation: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 6.7 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 17.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dog Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 16.0 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stephen Tyng Mather. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Otay MountainESE1,067 m23.6 mi
San Miguel MountainE782 m17.7 mi
McGinty MountainE701 m23.8 mi
White Cross PeakESE539 m23.2 mi
Goat PeakNE514 m24.9 mi
Cowles MountainNE485 m15.4 mi
Black MountainNNE475 m22.4 mi
Mother Miguel MountainE461 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585860626466707271676257
Precip in1.71.91.40.60.50.10.10.00.20.60.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N IS NAS, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/814679444

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