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Bernal Heights Park

Bernal Heights Park from directly overhead

Bernal Heights Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bernal Heights Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away.

A hilltop park with a paved pedestrian street, dirt trails, and an off-leash dog park with no fence.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.74299, -122.41394

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
Attractions
  • Bradford Street: 0.5 mi
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 0.6 mi
  • Gambier Plaza: 1.3 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 1.4 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.8 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 5.1 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.6 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.2 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.3 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 57
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Bernal Heights Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 197°371 m4.0 mi
Richardson EastNNW 328°338.6 m8.8 mi
Peak 1041NW 323°317.297 m9.8 mi
Mount DavidsonW 261°283 m2.2 mi
Slacker HillNNW 327°282 m7.6 mi
Hawk HillNW 322°281 m7.5 mi
Mount SutroWNW 294°278 m2.6 mi
Noe PeakWNW 288°274 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
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, 2 mi away.

  • Red Admiral630 obs
  • California poppy610 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk520 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail444 obs
  • Red Valerian369 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird363 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup362 obs
  • Wild radish335 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/16752188

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