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South Peak

South Peak, seen from above at true elevation

South Peak 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 Q49075998, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
545 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.55596, -122.47959

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sanchez Park: 1.9 mi
  • Gray Whale Cove State Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Frontierland Park: 2.1 mi
  • White Field Park: 2.2 mi
  • Sanchez Adobe Park: 2.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Nature reserves: 59
Beaches: 58
Springs: 9
Waterfalls: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Aramai Point: 3.7 mi
  • Yellow Bluff: 19.4 mi
  • Chab: 22.7 mi
  • Vent 5: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 18.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of South Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morena SierraSE 137°731 m13.8 mi
Allen LookoutSE 139°708 m15.4 mi
Skeggs PointSE 136°703 m13.8 mi
Bald KnobSE 143°637 m11.4 mi
Kings MountainSE 133°637 m11.6 mi
Teague HillSE 133°612 m13.7 mi
Scarper PeakESE 123°592.5 m3.4 mi
Montara Mountain North PeakNNE 16°570 m0.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354565860616263615753
Precip in6.16.54.42.41.00.20.00.10.11.52.96.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacifica 4 SSE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802892

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