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Pine Lake Park

Pine Lake Park from directly overhead

Pine Lake Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fake Seagull, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

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Coordinates37.73681, -122.48763
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Fake Seagull: 0.1 mi
  • Grizzly Gulch: 0.7 mi
  • Eagle Island: 0.7 mi
  • Chacoan Peccary: 0.7 mi
  • Little Puffer Steam Train Depot: 0.7 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Prehistoric Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Java Dog Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Waterfall Column: 1.0 mi
  • Hall of fame photo collage: 1.0 mi
  • Couple's Statue: 1.0 mi
  • Surfhenge: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.9 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
Peaks
  • Forest Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Larsen Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Edgehill Heights: 1.6 mi
  • Grand View Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Davidson: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 1.4 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 8.6 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.0 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 10.1 mi
  • Pedro Point Headlands: 10.5 mi
Museums
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.6 mi
  • Temple: 24.1 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Pine Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montara Mountain North PeakS 177°570 m12.1 mi
Peak MountainS 179°545 m12.1 mi
South PeakS 178°545 m12.5 mi
Montara KnobS 179°487 m12.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSE 140°371 m4.4 mi
Richardson EastN 356°338.6 m7.9 mi
San Pedro MountainS 185°325 m11.3 mi
Peak 1041NNW 347°317.297 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-crowned Sparrow653 obs
  • California poppy560 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk556 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup529 obs
  • Eccentric Sand Dollar521 obs
  • Western Gull483 obs
  • Pacific Sand Crab412 obs
  • Common Raven400 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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/103637565

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