Nature reserve · California
Spencer Lake Open Space
Spencer Lake Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Morena Sierra stands 731 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hillsborough
How to reach it
Coordinates37.56791, -122.38181
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Spencer Lake Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Nueva/Macadamia Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Strawberry Hill Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Crocker Lake Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Rowen Tree Open Space: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Hoover Playground: 0.6 mi
- Mills Canyon Park: 1.0 mi
- Skyline Park: 1.1 mi
- Cuernavaca Park: 1.2 mi
- Ray Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Carolands: 1.0 mi
- Anza Expedition Camp: 1.8 mi
- Spire from old Burlingame City Hall: 2.0 mi
- Millbrae Train Museum: 2.1 mi
- Burlingame Railroad Station: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- Burlingame Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- Beresford Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Los Prados Community Garden: 5.7 mi
Museums
- Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Millbrae Museum: 2.5 mi
- Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum: 3.2 mi
- CuriOdyssey: 3.7 mi
- Sanchez Adobe Visitor Center: 6.3 mi
Peaks
- Black Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Scarper Peak: 3.7 mi
- Ox Hill: 3.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Montara Mountain North Peak: 5.3 mi
Artworks
- over the fence: 2.3 mi
- Spirit of Millbrae: 2.5 mi
- These Sharing Eyes: 2.9 mi
- Them (Trying To See What They Saw): 2.9 mi
- The Lookers: 2.9 mi
Beaches
- Aardvark Beach: 3.0 mi
- Coyote Point Beach: 3.4 mi
- Vallejo Beach: 6.7 mi
- El Granada Beach: 6.7 mi
- Miramar Beach: 6.7 mi
Attractions
- Wing Lam gravesite: 4.5 mi
- Kite Surfing Windsock: 5.4 mi
- Lemos Farm: 6.2 mi
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO THE INDUSTRIAL CITY: 6.9 mi
- Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites
- Creekside Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- San Pedro Valley County Park Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Lunch Area 1: 6.6 mi
- Redwood Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Lunch Area 2: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 10.7 mi
- Huntington Falls: 14.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 15.0 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
- Butano Falls: 22.8 mi
Springs: 7
- Summit Spring: 10.7 mi
- Summit Spring: 10.7 mi
- El Polín Spring: 16.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 16.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Aramai Point: 7.0 mi
- Chab: 17.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.2 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 24.0 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Purissima: 11.6 mi
- Stokes Landing: 13.0 mi
- Russell City: 14.8 mi
- Lynn: 18.0 mi
- Drawbridge: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Quarters A: 16.6 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Spencer Lake Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morena Sierra | SSE 160° | 731 m | 11.6 mi |
| Allen Lookout | SSE 159° | 708 m | 13.4 mi |
| Skeggs Point | SSE 159° | 703 m | 11.6 mi |
| Kings Mountain | SSE 160° | 637 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 171° | 637 m | 10.1 mi |
| Teague Hill | SSE 156° | 612 m | 11.2 mi |
| Scarper Peak | SW 223° | 592.5 m | 3.7 mi |
| Montara Mountain North Peak | W 265° | 570 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| 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 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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