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San Bruno Mountain Self-guided Tour San Bruno Mountain Park is a landmark of local and regional significance, standing as a unique open-space island in the midst of the peninsula's urbanization at the northern end of the Santa Cruz Mountain Range. The Mountain's ridge line runs in an east-west configuration, with considerable slopes and elevations ranging from 250 feet to 1,314 feet at the summit. The 2,416 acres of rugged landscape offer excellent hiking opportunities and outstanding views of San Francisco and Central Bay Area.

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10” x 14” San Bruno Mtn rev 09/15/17 v4.ai D. Nike Missile: A number of radio and microwave transmitters can be seen today on the summit of San Bruno Mountain. San Bruno Mountain played a strategic role in the history of the military during WWII. U.S. Army Signal Corps forces used the area during WWII, establishing a signaling operation in a small cluster of buildings in the saddle area. Daly City BART Station

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T e a M guide to the kiosk for the next visitor. If you find this D y rail R t o T r S i y n t 2.0 rail V e r 400 al a l rk a i ley l guide, please return it to: San Bruno Mountain State and a a o rc i East Market St M D y D 17 D ro r h H to San Francisco d r Br D R 0.2 A isb r rth County Park, 555 Guadalupe Canyon Parkway, Brisbane o s an No r 20 il e d v S Re e 19 18 e ou cr CA, 94005. P E th e l D H a n ill ti a R o S C i Dr n a d H 800 T m g r Lagoon Rd i e a V l i unnel Rd i l l a T l to n s le T San Bruno Mountain is a part of San Mateo County

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0.4 il area y n n u C 1000 a d 250' J Company upon his death. In recent times the surroundingSi areaBlv has been developed for light industrial C er to Daly City ra nt 9 Poi Sierra 10 e il p Tra Point u uses and mineral resources recovery. A quarry, located on the north base of the main ridge, was used 11 l d Marina a a d Park P a o C C Printed on recycled paper u R for gravel extraction. a entrance G b Main h 400 l c 800 e 0.1 parking n

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