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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
Gardens
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
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 12.6 miles of Mount Sutro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW 321°413 m12.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 166°371 m5.0 mi
Richardson EastNNW 341°338.6 m6.8 mi
Peak 1041NNW 332°317.297 m7.6 mi
Mount DavidsonS 171°283 m1.4 mi
Slacker HillNNW 342°282 m5.6 mi
Hawk HillNNW 335°281 m5.4 mi
Noe PeakSE 131°274 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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