- Elevation, modelled
- 58 m
- Tallest summit within 13.5 miles
- Vollmer Peak581 m · 5.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 37.9470, -122.2649
Hitching Post is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 58 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the south-southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Whistle Stop, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Hitching Post. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vollmer Peak | SSE 152° | 581 m | 5.0 mi |
| Las Trampas Peak | SE 126° | 557 m | 13.5 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | SSE 154° | 540 m | 5.3 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SSE 159° | 531 m | 4.8 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 149° | 531 m | 7.8 mi |
| Barberry Peak | SSE 152° | 513 m | 6.1 mi |
| Volcanic Peak | SSE 149° | 498 m | 7.1 mi |
| Eureka Peak | SSE 149° | 495 m | 5.5 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Picnic sites
- Whistle Stop: 0.0 mi
- Frenchmens Curve: 0.0 mi
- Clancys Place: 0.1 mi
- Quiet Place: 0.1 mi
- Olinda Station: 0.1 mi
Peaks
- Abrott Benchmark: 1.0 mi
- Wildcat Peak: 1.9 mi
- William Rust Summit: 2.0 mi
- Sobrante Peak: 2.8 mi
- Clinton Hill: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Land Bank: 1.0 mi
- South Richmond Shoreline: 4.4 mi
- Point Isabel Regional Shoreline: 4.6 mi
- Contra Costa Goldfields: 4.9 mi
- Ecological Study Area: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Rain Cloud Park: 1.2 mi
- La Moine Park: 1.9 mi
- Arlington Park: 2.2 mi
- Madera Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Kensington Park: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Rotary Peace Grove: 1.9 mi
- Little Farm: 2.6 mi
- The Mira Vista Rock: 2.7 mi
- Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round: 3.2 mi
- Metallica Mansion: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- Grande Vista Sanitarium: 2.4 mi
- Rancho San Pablo-Rancho San Antonio boundary marker: 3.9 mi
- Site of Napoleon Bonaparte Byrne House: 4.4 mi
- Finnish-American Tercentenary: 4.4 mi
- Rose Walk: 4.4 mi
Gardens
- Blake Garden: 2.5 mi
- Zaytuna College Permaculture Garden: 3.5 mi
- AMS Garden: 3.7 mi
- Canyon: 3.8 mi
- Pacific Rain Forest Section: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Blake Garden: 2.5 mi
- Eames Institute: 4.1 mi
- Internet Archive - Physical Archive: 4.6 mi
- Aftel Archive of Curious Scents: 4.7 mi
- Lawrence Hall of Science: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- The Pastree: 2.9 mi
- Urn: 3.5 mi
- Urn: 3.6 mi
- Urn: 3.6 mi
- Urn: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 30
- Lake Anza Beach: 3.6 mi
- Albany Beach: 4.9 mi
- Keller Beach: 6.9 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 7.1 mi
- Point Molate Beach: 8.0 mi
Springs: 24
- Sulfur Springs: 12.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 14.8 mi
- El Polín Spring: 14.9 mi
- El Polín Spring: 14.9 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Abrigo Falls: 6.1 mi
- Dawn Falls: 16.2 mi
- Huntington Falls: 16.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 16.8 mi
- Kent Falls: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- East Slope Badlands: 6.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.7 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 15.6 mi
- Rock Fort: 16.4 mi
- Chab: 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Quarters A: 11.0 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Stop: 12.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 17.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 20.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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