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Western Headquarters Of Russell, Majors, and Waddell

Western Headquarters Of Russell, Majors, and Waddell from directly overhead

Western Headquarters Of Russell, Majors, and Waddell is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pony Express’ western headquarters, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

About California Registered Landmark No. 696

The record

What the record says

Built
1960-04-01
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.79498, -122.40331
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Pony Express’ western headquarters: 0.0 mi
  • Landing Place, Capt. J. B. Montgomery: 9 July 1846: 0.0 mi
  • Site of First U.S. Branch Mint: 0.1 mi
  • 1st SPCA in western US: 8 April 1868: 0.1 mi
  • Hudson's Bay Company: 0.1 mi
Attractions
Museums
Parks
  • Empire Park: 0.1 mi
  • Transamerica Redwood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Maritime Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Saint Mary's Square: 0.2 mi
  • Willie "Woo Woo" Wong Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Peaks
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.7 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.9 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.1 mi
  • Fort Funston: 7.5 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 15
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Western Headquarters Of Russell, Majors, and Waddell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 193°371 m7.6 mi
Richardson EastNW 307°338.6 m6.5 mi
Peak 1041WNW 303°317.297 m7.7 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 215°283 m4.8 mi
Slacker HillWNW 301°282 m5.5 mi
Hawk HillWNW 294°281 m5.7 mi
Mount SutroSW 229°278 m3.9 mi
Noe PeakSW 219°274 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12181090484

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