Historic site · California
Mountain Lake Park Playground
Mountain Lake Park Playground is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Mount Tamalpais West Point stands 527 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Lake Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates37.78682, -122.47119
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mountain Lake Park: 0.0 mi
- Richmond Playground: 0.4 mi
- Richmond Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Muriel Leff Mini Park: 0.6 mi
- Argonne Playground: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Poetry Garden: 0.5 mi
- Red Gothic: 0.6 mi
- Mr. Foggy’s Neighborhood: 0.6 mi
- Louis Pasteur: 0.6 mi
- Spire: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Presidio Hill: 0.6 mi
- Rob Hill: 0.7 mi
- Lone Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.2 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 1.3 mi
Museums
Gardens: 58
- Compton Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 0.9 mi
- Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 0.9 mi
- George and Judy Marcus Garden of Enchantment: 1.0 mi
- John McLaren Memorial Rhododendron Dell: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Funston: 4.9 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 5.3 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 7.2 mi
- Aramburu Island: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Marine Hospital: 0.3 mi
- Muriel Leff 7th Avenue Mini Park 35th Anniversary Celebration: 0.6 mi
- Battery McKinnon-Stotsenberg: 0.6 mi
- Albert "Al" P Moon: 0.6 mi
- Ethan Boyes Memorial: 0.7 mi
Beaches: 56
- Marshall's Beach: 1.1 mi
- East Beach: 1.7 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 1.9 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 3.3 mi
- Swede's Beach: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 54
- Picnic Pod A: 1.4 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.1 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 52
- Japanese Tea Garden: 1.1 mi
- Conservatory of Flowers: 1.2 mi
- Spreckels Temple of Music: 1.2 mi
- Chinese Pavillion: 1.3 mi
- San Francisco Botanical Garden: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Rainbow Falls: 1.1 mi
- Huntington Falls: 1.3 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 5.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 8.9 mi
- Dawn Falls: 11.6 mi
Springs: 9
- El Polín Spring: 0.9 mi
- Old Spring: 5.6 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 10.5 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 11.2 mi
- Rock Springs: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Vent 5: 10.2 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 10.3 mi
- Aramai Point: 12.6 mi
- Rock Fort: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Winehaven: 11.7 mi
- Lynn: 13.0 mi
- Russell City: 20.6 mi
- Stokes Landing: 22.2 mi
- Eckley: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 3.8 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
- Quarters A: 6.1 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 4.4 mi
- Temple: 22.6 mi
- Keyhole: 23.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Mountain Lake Park Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | NW 323° | 527 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bare Knoll | NW 315° | 478 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cardiac Hill | NW 317° | 413 m | 10.4 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSE 164° | 371 m | 7.1 mi |
| Richardson East | NNW 341° | 339 m | 4.7 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NNW 329° | 317 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSE 164° | 283 m | 3.5 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NNW 343° | 282 m | 3.5 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 | 07:23 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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