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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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.79498, -122.40331
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
Peaks
Parks: 59
  • 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
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
Historic sites: 58
  • 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
Gardens: 58
Picnic sites: 54
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.0 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.6 mi
  • Neptune: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 54
Attractions
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
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 SummitSSW371 m7.6 mi
Richardson EastNW339 m6.5 mi
Peak 1041WNW317 m7.7 mi
Mount DavidsonSW283 m4.8 mi
Slacker HillWNW282 m5.5 mi
Hawk HillWNW281 m5.7 mi
Mount SutroSW278 m3.9 mi
Noe PeakSW274 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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