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John McLaren Memorial Rhododendron Dell

John McLaren Memorial Rhododendron Dell from directly overhead

John McLaren Memorial Rhododendron Dell is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is John McLaren, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77217, -122.46471

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.9 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
  • Marshall's Beach: 2.2 mi
  • East Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Crane Cove Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.3 mi
  • Temple: 23.5 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of John McLaren Memorial Rhododendron Dell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW 319°413 m11.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 165°371 m6.1 mi
Richardson EastNNW 341°338.6 m5.7 mi
Peak 1041NNW 331°317.297 m6.6 mi
Mount DavidsonSSE 165°283 m2.4 mi
Slacker HillNNW 343°282 m4.6 mi
Hawk HillNNW 334°281 m4.3 mi
Mount SutroSSE 157°278 m1.1 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, 2 mi away.

  • Anna's Hummingbird2,419 obs
  • Great Blue Heron2,121 obs
  • Mallard2,065 obs
  • Coyote2,022 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk1,876 obs
  • California poppy1,632 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco1,628 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk1,561 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8878517394

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