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San Francisco Peak

San Francisco Peak, seen from above at true elevation

San Francisco Peak rises to 167 m in California. Clark stands 1,527 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Riparian Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49071072, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
167 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.16989, -117.26491

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 60
  • Giant Chicken: 2.8 mi
  • Lego Statue of Liberty: 4.0 mi
  • Lego Mt. Rushmore: 4.0 mi
  • Lego Eiffel Tower: 4.0 mi
  • Lego Taj Majal: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • Wave Waterpark: 2.3 mi
  • Builders Guild: 3.9 mi
  • LEGO City: Deep Sea Adventure: 3.9 mi
  • Lego Southern California: 3.9 mi
  • Lego San Francisco: 3.9 mi
Parks
Peaks: 58
Gardens: 49
Museums: 38
  • Model Shop: 3.9 mi
  • G - Blacksmith/Wheelwright Shop: 4.1 mi
  • D - Harvester Barn: 4.1 mi
  • J - Steam Tractor Barn: 4.1 mi
  • I - Jack Collins Museum Building: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 34
Nature reserves: 26
Beaches: 17
Springs: 10
  • Indian Rock Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Case Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Mud Springs: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Royal Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Rotary Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 9.7 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • El Salto Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 17.5 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Francisco Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ClarkNNW1,527 m17.4 mi
PatrolN884 m15.8 mi
Paradise MountainE710 m19.2 mi
Mount OlympusNNE667 m19.1 mi
Starvation MountainESE641 m17.9 mi
Pala MountainNE636 m17.3 mi
Bottle PeakE635 m15.1 mi
Burnt MountainE632 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4119:2520:02
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4916:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565658606365697170666156
Precip in2.52.61.60.90.30.10.10.00.10.51.01.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad Mcclellan Palomar AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661380 — San Francisco Peak, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808685

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