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Billy Goat Hill

Billy Goat Hill from directly overhead

Billy Goat Hill is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 108 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Walter Haas Playground, a park 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
108 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.74145, -122.43312

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walter Haas Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Topaz Open Space: 0.2 mi
  • 29th & Diamond Open Space: 0.2 mi
  • Fairmount Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Duncan-Castro Open Space: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Gold Mine Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Duncan Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Red Rock Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Horner's Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Castro Hill: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 1.1 mi
  • Seward Street Slides: 1.2 mi
  • Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows: 1.2 mi
  • Bradford Street: 1.3 mi
  • Gambier Plaza: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.0 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 4.1 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 8.7 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.0 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.0 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Billy Goat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 182°371 m3.7 mi
Richardson EastNNW 335°338.6 m8.4 mi
San Pedro MountainSSW 199°325 m12.3 mi
Peak 1041NNW 328°317.297 m9.3 mi
Mount DavidsonWSW 259°283 m1.1 mi
Slacker HillNNW 335°282 m7.2 mi
Hawk HillNNW 329°281 m7.0 mi
Mount SutroNW 311°278 m1.7 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.

  • California poppy874 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk720 obs
  • Red Admiral712 obs
  • Western Honey Bee534 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup513 obs
  • coyote brush489 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail473 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird461 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/85891397

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