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Panhandle

Panhandle from directly overhead

Panhandle is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 74 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sue Bierman Memorial Grove, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
74 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77199, -122.45018

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens
  • Kathleen’s Corner: 0.3 mi
  • Camellia Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Promenade Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Dahlia Dell: 0.4 mi
  • Dahlia Garden: 0.5 mi
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.2 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
  • East Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Marshall's Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Crane Cove Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.9 mi
  • Temple: 24.1 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Panhandle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 172°371 m5.9 mi
Richardson EastNNW 334°338.6 m6.1 mi
Peak 1041NW 326°317.297 m7.0 mi
Mount DavidsonS 184°283 m2.3 mi
Slacker HillNNW 334°282 m4.9 mi
Hawk HillNW 326°281 m4.7 mi
Mount SutroSSW 202°278 m1.0 mi
Noe PeakS 175°274 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

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 °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, 1 mi away.

  • Mallard1,927 obs
  • Great Blue Heron1,861 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird1,815 obs
  • Coyote1,655 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk1,619 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco1,428 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay1,394 obs
  • California poppy1,388 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/16751151

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