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Twin Peaks Tunnel

Twin Peaks Tunnel from directly overhead

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. The nearest named place is Malcolm Hennicke Crossover, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
metal

What to expect

Access
Customers only

How to reach it

Coordinates37.74120, -122.46562

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Beaches: 57
Historic sites: 55
Picnic sites: 54
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.3 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.9 mi
  • Temple: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.5 mi

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montara Mountain North PeakS570 m12.4 mi
Peak MountainS545 m12.5 mi
South PeakS545 m12.8 mi
Montara KnobS487 m12.8 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE371 m4.1 mi
Richardson EastNNW339 m7.8 mi
San Pedro MountainS325 m11.8 mi
Peak 1041NNW317 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

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 °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11239982440

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