Peak · California
Peak Mountain
Peak Mountain rises to 545 m in California. Morena Sierra stands 731 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Montara Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away.
The story
mountain in San Mateo County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 545 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.56116, -122.48443
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Montara Knob: 0.3 mi
- Montara Mountain North Peak: 0.4 mi
- South Peak: 0.4 mi
- San Pedro Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Cattle Hill: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites
- San Pedro Valley County Park Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Creekside Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Lunch Area 1: 11.5 mi
- Lunch Area 2: 11.5 mi
- Redwood Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Parks
- Sanchez Park: 1.5 mi
- Gray Whale Cove State Beach: 1.7 mi
- White Field Park: 1.8 mi
- Sanchez Adobe Park: 1.9 mi
- Frontierland Park: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Sanchez Adobe Visitor Center: 1.9 mi
- Pacifica Coastside Museum: 5.1 mi
- Millbrae Museum: 5.6 mi
- Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum: 6.4 mi
- Half Moon Bay Jail: 7.4 mi
Historic sites
- Portola Expedition Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
- Carl Patrick McCarthy Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay: 3.3 mi
- Liberty Garden: 3.7 mi
- Ready Room: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Lemos Farm: 7.0 mi
- Wing Lam gravesite: 7.3 mi
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO THE INDUSTRIAL CITY: 7.9 mi
- Kite Surfing Windsock: 11.0 mi
Gardens
- Quarry Park Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Burlingame Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 8.9 mi
- Beresford Community Garden: 9.4 mi
Artworks
- Spirit of Millbrae: 5.6 mi
- over the fence: 6.0 mi
- Orion: 6.4 mi
- Anemone: 6.4 mi
- Hyper-Natural Bay Area: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 59
- Gray Whale Cove State Beach: 1.6 mi
- Devils Slide Beach: 1.7 mi
- Montara State Beach: 1.8 mi
- San Pedro Beach: 2.8 mi
- Pacifica State Beach: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves: 57
- McNee Ranch State Park: 1.6 mi
- Pedro Point Headlands: 2.4 mi
- Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 3.5 mi
- Quarry Park: 3.7 mi
- Pillar Point Bluff: 3.9 mi
Springs: 9
- Summit Spring: 13.5 mi
- Summit Spring: 13.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 16.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 16.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 11.6 mi
- Huntington Falls: 14.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 22.9 mi
- Butano Falls: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Aramai Point: 3.2 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Chab: 22.7 mi
- Vent 5: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Purissima: 11.5 mi
- Stokes Landing: 18.6 mi
- Russell City: 20.2 mi
- Lynn: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 18.3 mi
- Quarters A: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 18.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Peak Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morena Sierra | SE 137° | 731 m | 14.2 mi |
| Allen Lookout | SE 139° | 708 m | 15.9 mi |
| Skeggs Point | SE 137° | 703 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 143° | 637 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kings Mountain | SE 133° | 637 m | 12.1 mi |
| Teague Hill | SE 134° | 612 m | 14.1 mi |
| Scarper Peak | SE 126° | 592.5 m | 3.8 mi |
| Montara Mountain North Peak | E 88° | 570 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacifica 4 SSE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659774 — Peak Mountain, San Mateo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/1854689132
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