Diamond Heights Safety Wall
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
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- George Christopher Playground: 0.3 mi
- Douglass Playground: 0.3 mi
- Marietta Green Space: 0.4 mi
- Noe Valley Courts: 0.5 mi
- Glen Canyon Park: 0.5 mi
- GLBT History Museum: 1.1 mi
- Randall Museum: 1.3 mi
- Counterculture Museum: 1.6 mi
- California Academy of Sciences: 2.0 mi
- Southern Exposure: 2.0 mi
- Crags Court Community Garden West End: 0.4 mi
- Crags Court Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Corwin Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Arlington Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- States Street (Corona Heights) Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Solar Totems: 0.7 mi
- This is Ohlone Land: 0.9 mi
- Six Degrees: 1.0 mi
- ColorFall of Hope: 1.1 mi
- Wooden Carving: 1.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Crane Cove Beach: 3.4 mi
- East Beach: 4.1 mi
- Phillip Burton Memorial Beach: 4.2 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 4.3 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 4.4 mi
- The First Dynamite Factory In America: 0.8 mi
- Triumph of Light: 1.2 mi
- Twin Peaks Tunnel: 1.2 mi
- Malcolm Hennicke Crossover: 1.2 mi
- The Blue House: 1.3 mi
- 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
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 7.1 mi
- Huntington Falls: 2.2 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 2.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 12.0 mi
- Dawn Falls: 14.7 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.2 mi
- Old Spring: 8.7 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 13.5 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 14.1 mi
- Rock Springs: 14.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Aramai Point: 10.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 12.3 mi
- Vent 5: 13.1 mi
- Chab: 17.3 mi
- Lynn: 12.2 mi
- Winehaven: 14.2 mi
- Russell City: 18.2 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.4 mi
- Purissima: 23.8 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.2 mi
- Quarters A: 6.2 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 7.3 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Diamond Heights Safety Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | S 173° | 371 m | 4.1 mi |
| Richardson East | NNW 338° | 339 m | 7.8 mi |
| San Pedro Mountain | SSW 196° | 325 m | 12.4 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NNW 331° | 317 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SW 220° | 283 m | 0.7 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NNW 338° | 282 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NNW 332° | 281 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Sutro | NW 319° | 278 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/1445339911
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