Historic site · California
Twin Peaks Tunnel
Twin Peaks Tunnel is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south, 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
How to reach it
Coordinates37.74119, -122.46556
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Twin Peaks Tunnel: 0.0 mi
- Malcolm Hennicke Crossover: 0.0 mi
- In Memory of Officer Bryan D. Tuvera: 0.9 mi
- Diamond Heights Safety Wall: 1.2 mi
- The First Dynamite Factory In America: 1.4 mi
Parks
- West Portal Playground: 0.0 mi
- Terrace Green Park: 0.3 mi
- Edgehill Mountain Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Larsen Park: 0.6 mi
- Green Hairstreak Corridor - Quintara Steps: 0.6 mi
Picnic sites
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 4.3 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Edgehill Heights: 0.4 mi
- Forest Hill: 0.5 mi
- Larsen Peak: 0.6 mi
- Mount Davidson: 0.7 mi
- Grand View Hill: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Gregangelo Museum: 0.6 mi
- Fake Seagull: 1.2 mi
- Seward Street Slides: 1.8 mi
- San Francisco Botanical Garden: 1.8 mi
- Grizzly Gulch: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Speedway Express Local Mural: 0.8 mi
- Zen Garden: 1.2 mi
- Pan American Unity: 1.2 mi
- Olmec Head: 1.2 mi
- Hidden Garden Steps: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- White Crane Springs Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Alice Fong Yu School Garden: 1.2 mi
- Crags Court Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Crags Court Community Garden West End: 1.4 mi
- Crags Court Community Garden: 1.4 mi
Museums
- California Academy of Sciences: 2.0 mi
- GLBT History Museum: 2.1 mi
- Randall Museum: 2.2 mi
- Counterculture Museum: 2.2 mi
- Daly City History Museum: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Funston: 2.5 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 8.4 mi
- San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.0 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 58
- Phillip Burton Memorial Beach: 3.1 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 3.9 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 4.2 mi
- East Beach: 4.6 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 2.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.2 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 3.1 mi
- Kent Falls: 11.7 mi
- Dawn Falls: 14.6 mi
Springs: 13
- El Polín Spring: 3.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.7 mi
- Old Spring: 8.5 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Aramai Point: 9.5 mi
- Vent 5: 12.6 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 13.0 mi
- Rock Fort: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 13.4 mi
- Winehaven: 14.8 mi
- Russell City: 19.1 mi
- Stokes Landing: 20.2 mi
- Purissima: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 6.2 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 7.3 mi
- Quarters A: 7.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Bird Island Arch: 6.9 mi
- Temple: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Twin Peaks Tunnel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montara Mountain North Peak | S 183° | 570 m | 12.4 mi |
| Peak Mountain | S 185° | 545 m | 12.5 mi |
| Montara Knob | S 185° | 487 m | 12.8 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSE 156° | 371 m | 4.1 mi |
| Richardson East | NNW 347° | 338.6 m | 7.8 mi |
| San Pedro Mountain | S 191° | 325 m | 11.8 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NNW 339° | 317.297 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Davidson | ESE 107° | 283 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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