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Candlestick Point State Recreation Area

Candlestick Point State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Candlestick Point State Recreation Area is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilman Playground, a park 0.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Parks and Recreation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.71407, -122.38189
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks
  • Bayview Gateway: 0.9 mi
  • Flights of Fancy: 1.2 mi
  • Nautical Swing: 1.2 mi
  • Hilltop Park Sundial: 1.3 mi
  • The Box Shop Mural Project: 1.3 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Hidden Bridge: 1.9 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 1.9 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 1.9 mi
  • Philosopher's Hill and Labyrinth: 2.1 mi
  • Bradford Street: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches: 60
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Neptune: 6.9 mi
  • Sandcastle: 6.9 mi
  • City View: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 6.6 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.7 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 7.8 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline: 9.5 mi
  • Spencer Lake Open Space: 9.9 mi
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 11.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 18.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Candlestick Point State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montara Mountain North PeakSSW 206°570 m11.8 mi
Peak MountainSSW 208°545 m12.0 mi
South PeakSSW 206°545 m12.2 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitWSW 238°371 m3.5 mi
Richardson EastNW 326°338.6 m11.4 mi
San Pedro MountainSW 215°325 m11.9 mi
Mount DavidsonWNW 293°283 m4.2 mi
Slacker HillNW 325°282 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Willet323 obs
  • Snowy Egret313 obs
  • California poppy285 obs
  • Black Oystercatcher276 obs
  • American Avocet276 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow271 obs
  • Hudsonian Whimbrel254 obs
  • Least Sandpiper252 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/40060675

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