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Huntington Falls

Huntington Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Huntington Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 105 m. Wooded Knoll stands 465 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinese Pavillion, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

The story

Waterfall in Golden Gate Park.

Dates from 1893.

Wikidata Q49091598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1894-4-8
Height
33.5 m
Elevation
105 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.76879, -122.47440

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 57
Beaches: 57
Gardens: 56
  • Zellenbach Garden of Perennials: 0.1 mi
  • Southeast Asian Cloud Forest: 0.2 mi
  • Moon Viewing Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Andean Cloud Forest Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 54
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.4 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.6 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Rainbow Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.6 mi
  • Kent Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 13.7 mi
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.1 mi
  • Temple: 23.2 mi
  • Keyhole: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Huntington Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wooded KnollNW465 m12.1 mi
Cardiac HillNW413 m11.3 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE371 m6.0 mi
Richardson EastNNW339 m5.8 mi
Peak 1041NNW317 m6.5 mi
Mount DavidsonSSE283 m2.4 mi
Slacker HillN282 m4.7 mi
Hawk HillNNW281 m4.3 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, 3 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Mar — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs30.230.420.09.52.91.20.60.30.22.22.823.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Redwood C A Hwy 1 Bridge A Muir Beach CA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1350854547

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