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Coso Square

Coso Square from directly overhead

Coso Square is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 30 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Valencia Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away.

Sloped dog park

The record

What the record says

Elevation
30 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.74624, -122.41812
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mission Valencia Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Coleridge Mini Park: 0.2 mi
  • San Jose/Guerrero Park: 0.2 mi
  • Coleridge Park: 0.2 mi
  • Juri Commons: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Bernal Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Horner's Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Duncan Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Dolores Heights: 1.0 mi
  • Gold Mine Hill: 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 0.4 mi
  • Bradford Street: 0.8 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 1.2 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 1.2 mi
  • Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows: 1.3 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 4.9 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.8 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.0 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.4 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 57
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 193°371 m4.2 mi
Richardson EastNNW 329°338.6 m8.5 mi
Peak 1041NW 323°317.297 m9.5 mi
Mount DavidsonWSW 254°283 m2.0 mi
Slacker HillNNW 328°282 m7.3 mi
Hawk HillNW 322°281 m7.2 mi
Mount SutroWNW 291°278 m2.3 mi
Noe PeakWNW 283°274 m1.7 mi
Conditions

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.

Wildlife nearby
  • California poppy728 obs
  • Red Admiral657 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk648 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail470 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird409 obs
  • Red Valerian397 obs
  • Coyote379 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup377 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/222822105

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