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William Chapman Ralston

William Chapman Ralston from directly overhead

William Chapman Ralston is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Marina Green, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
1941

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80679, -122.43938

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Museums
Peaks
Gardens: 59
  • Michelangelo Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Gateway Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Filbert Steps Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Grace Marchant Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Compton Community Garden: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 57
Beaches: 54
Picnic sites: 54
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 1.0 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.3 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 42
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.5 mi
  • Temple: 23.2 mi
  • Keyhole: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of William Chapman Ralston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS371 m8.3 mi
Richardson EastNW339 m4.4 mi
Peak 1041NW317 m5.6 mi
Mount DavidsonS283 m4.8 mi
Slacker HillNW282 m3.4 mi
Hawk HillWNW281 m3.6 mi
Mount SutroSSW278 m3.5 mi
Noe PeakS274 m3.8 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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10708012493

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