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Presidio Tunnel Tops

Presidio Tunnel Tops from directly overhead

Presidio Tunnel Tops is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Field Station, a museum 0.1 miles away.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80286, -122.45648

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Picnic Pod A: 0.1 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.5 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 4.2 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens
  • Compton Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Gateway Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Promenade Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Kathleen’s Corner: 2.0 mi
  • Dahlia Dell: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 4.6 mi
  • Temple: 22.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 23.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Presidio Tunnel Tops. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW 310°413 m10.3 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 172°371 m8.1 mi
Richardson EastNW 325°338.6 m4.0 mi
Peak 1041NW 315°317.297 m5.1 mi
Mount DavidsonS 178°283 m4.5 mi
Slacker HillNW 321°282 m2.9 mi
Hawk HillNW 308°281 m2.9 mi
Mount SutroS 181°278 m3.1 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, 3 mi away.

  • Great Blue Heron1,962 obs
  • Coyote1,517 obs
  • Variable Checkerspot1,453 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow1,417 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird1,202 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk1,168 obs
  • California poppy1,113 obs
  • Western Gull1,065 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/91114607

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