- Elevation, modelled
- 69 m
- Tallest summit within 13.1 miles
- Scarper Peak592.5 m · 12.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 37.6981, -122.4959
Thornton State Beach Overlook is a park in California, at a modelled 69 m. Scarper Peak stands 593 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisades Park, a park 0.6 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Thornton State Beach Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarper Peak | SSE 162° | 592.5 m | 12.3 mi |
| Montara Mountain North Peak | S 174° | 570 m | 9.5 mi |
| Peak Mountain | S 176° | 545 m | 9.5 mi |
| South Peak | S 175° | 545 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ox Hill | SSE 162° | 542 m | 12.6 mi |
| Montara Knob | S 177° | 487 m | 9.8 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | ESE 103° | 371 m | 3.4 mi |
| Richardson East | N 359° | 338.6 m | 10.6 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Palisades Park: 0.6 mi
- Westlake Park: 0.7 mi
- Broderick-Terry Duel Landmark Park: 1.0 mi
- Northridge City Park: 1.3 mi
- Westmoor Park: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- Gateway Garden: 0.7 mi
- Serenity Garden: 0.8 mi
- Landscape Learning Library: 1.9 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 1.9 mi
- Habitat Gardens: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Broderick-Terry Duel: 0.9 mi
- Broderick-Terry Duel Site: 1.0 mi
- Nike Missile SF-59 Site: 1.2 mi
- Battery Davis: 1.5 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 1.7 mi
Artworks
- Penguin’s Prayer: 1.2 mi
- Beniamino Bufano "Peace" Statue: 1.6 mi
- Tiger sculpture: 1.9 mi
- Couple's Statue: 1.9 mi
- Waterfall Column: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Funston: 1.6 mi
- San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 6.7 mi
- Pedro Point Headlands: 7.8 mi
- McNee Ranch State Park: 10.0 mi
- Spencer Lake Open Space: 10.9 mi
Museums
- Daly City History Museum: 1.9 mi
- Colma Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
- Pacifica Coastside Museum: 4.4 mi
- California Academy of Sciences: 5.2 mi
- GLBT History Museum: 5.4 mi
Attractions
- Black Rhino: 2.3 mi
- Hippo: 2.3 mi
- Bongo: 2.3 mi
- Gorilla Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Lions & Tiger Yards: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- City College Hill: 3.1 mi
- San Bruno Mountain Summit: 3.4 mi
- Mount Davidson: 3.6 mi
- Edgehill Heights: 3.7 mi
- Forest Hill: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 7.6 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 59
- Phillip Burton Memorial Beach: 0.7 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 6.1 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 6.2 mi
- Pacifica State Beach: 6.8 mi
- San Pedro Beach: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.7 mi
- Huntington Falls: 5.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.2 mi
- Kent Falls: 13.7 mi
- Dawn Falls: 17.0 mi
Springs: 13
- El Polín Spring: 6.9 mi
- El Polín Spring: 6.9 mi
- El Polín Spring: 7.0 mi
- Old Spring: 10.8 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Aramai Point: 6.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Vent 5: 14.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 16.4 mi
- Chab: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 16.0 mi
- Winehaven: 18.0 mi
- Russell City: 20.0 mi
- Stokes Landing: 20.4 mi
- Purissima: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- Quarters A: 10.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 2 mi away.
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