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Mount Sutro

Mount Sutro rises to 278 m in California. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wooden Carving, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

The story

Mount Sutro is a hill in central San Francisco, California. It was originally named Mount Parnassus.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3322124, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
278 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.75811, -122.45718

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Gardens: 56
Historic sites: 55
Picnic sites: 54
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.1 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.3 mi
  • Temple: 24.4 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Mount Sutro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW413 m12.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE371 m5.0 mi
Richardson EastNNW339 m6.8 mi
Peak 1041NNW317 m7.6 mi
Mount DavidsonS283 m1.4 mi
Slacker HillNNW282 m5.6 mi
Hawk HillNNW281 m5.4 mi
Noe PeakSE274 m0.7 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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253951 — Mount Sutro, San Francisco County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/12056865382

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