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Quarry Park

Quarry Park from directly overhead

Quarry Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Morena Sierra stands 731 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Park Community Garden, a garden 0.7 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
County of San Mateo Parks Department

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.51255, -122.45788
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
  • Mirada Surf: 1.0 mi
  • Princeton by the Sea Park: 1.6 mi
  • Frenchmans Creek Community Park: 2.1 mi
  • James V Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 2.8 mi
  • Moss Beach Park: 3.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 3.1 mi
  • Lemos Farm: 3.6 mi
  • Wing Lam gravesite: 4.7 mi
  • Arata's Pumpkin Farm: 9.5 mi
  • Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 9.5 mi
Museums
  • Half Moon Bay Jail: 3.8 mi
  • James Johnston House: 4.7 mi
  • Sanchez Adobe Visitor Center: 5.5 mi
  • Millbrae Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 55
Nature reserves: 45
Waterfalls: 8
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Quarry Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morena SierraSE 131°731 m10.8 mi
Allen LookoutSE 134°708 m12.4 mi
Skeggs PointSE 130°703 m10.9 mi
Langley HillSE 136°677 m17.4 mi
Bald KnobSE 137°637 m8.4 mi
Kings MountainSE 124°637 m8.8 mi
Teague HillSE 126°612 m10.8 mi
Scarper PeakNE 56°592.5 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515152535557596059575451
Precip in5.14.73.71.81.00.40.10.20.21.32.45.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Half Moon BAY, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/38312872

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