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Diamond Heights Safety Wall

Diamond Heights Safety Wall from directly overhead

Diamond Heights Safety Wall is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away.

The Diamond Heights Safety Wall is a landmark 1968 redwood and concrete modernist safety barrier and public artwork by Stefan Alexander Novak, marking the gateway to the Diamond Heights neighborhood in San Francisco.

What the record says

Built
1968-11-27
Height
9.75 m
Width
15.25 m
Material
redwood;wood;metal;cement

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.74656, -122.44460

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Red Rock Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Noe Peak: 0.4 mi
  • Eureka Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Gold Mine Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Duncan Hill: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Seward Street Slides: 0.8 mi
  • Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows: 1.0 mi
  • Gilbert Baker Memorial Rainbow Flag: 1.2 mi
  • Matter of Trust Eco-Home: 1.5 mi
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.0 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 3.6 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 8.4 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 9.2 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.3 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Diamond Heights Safety Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 173°371 m4.1 mi
Richardson EastNNW 338°338.6 m7.8 mi
San Pedro MountainSSW 196°325 m12.4 mi
Peak 1041NNW 331°317.297 m8.6 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 220°283 m0.7 mi
Slacker HillNNW 338°282 m6.6 mi
Hawk HillNNW 332°281 m6.4 mi
Mount SutroNW 319°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 5080 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1445339911

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