Park · California
Alta Plaza Park
Alta Plaza Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Natalie, a artwork 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- San Francisco Recreation & Park Department
How to reach it
Coordinates37.79099, -122.43795
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Natalie: 0.3 mi
- Brijean: 0.4 mi
- Tolerance: 0.5 mi
- Migrant Heart: 0.5 mi
- San Francisco Japantown Sensu: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Museum of Russian Culture: 0.4 mi
- John Wickett Museum of Exotica: 0.6 mi
- Japantown Peace Gallery: 0.6 mi
- San Francisco Fire Department Pioneer Museum: 0.6 mi
- Haas-Lilienthal House: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Cottage Row Mini Park: 0.4 mi
- Baker & Broderick Mini Park: 0.4 mi
- Raymond Kimbell Playground: 0.6 mi
- Japan Town Peace Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Lafayette Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Cannon Hill: 0.5 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 0.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 0.7 mi
- Hayes Hill: 1.1 mi
- Alamo Heights: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Promenade Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Page Street Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Tenderloin People’s Garden: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Japantown Peace Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Mary Ellen Pleasant: 0.6 mi
- Lou Goldblatt: 0.7 mi
- Philo T Farnsworth: 0.8 mi
- Capt. William A. Richardson: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Alamo Square Historic District: 1.0 mi
- Palace of Fine Arts: 1.0 mi
- Alhambra Theatre: 1.0 mi
- Alamo Square: 1.0 mi
- Painted Ladies: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 5.8 mi
- Fort Funston: 6.0 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 7.4 mi
- Aramburu Island: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 56
- East Beach: 1.3 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 2.4 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 3.4 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 3.7 mi
- Perles Beach: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 2.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.6 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 5.0 mi
- Kent Falls: 10.0 mi
- Dawn Falls: 12.2 mi
Springs: 11
- El Polín Spring: 0.9 mi
- El Polín Spring: 0.9 mi
- El Polín Spring: 1.0 mi
- Old Spring: 6.7 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 3.7 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 9.3 mi
- Vent 5: 11.5 mi
- Aramai Point: 13.2 mi
- Rock Fort: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Winehaven: 11.1 mi
- Lynn: 11.2 mi
- Russell City: 19.2 mi
- Stokes Landing: 20.9 mi
- Eckley: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 4.3 mi
- Quarters A: 4.3 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 5.3 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 5.9 mi
- Temple: 23.9 mi
- Keyhole: 24.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Alta Plaza Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | S 179° | 371 m | 7.2 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 321° | 338.6 m | 5.3 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NW 314° | 317.297 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSW 193° | 283 m | 3.7 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NW 317° | 282 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NW 308° | 281 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SSW 205° | 278 m | 2.5 mi |
| Noe Peak | S 191° | 274 m | 2.8 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.
- Great Blue Heron1,781 obs
- Coyote1,312 obs
- Western Gull1,285 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird1,267 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow1,103 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron1,100 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1,012 obs
- California poppy866 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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