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Crocker Amazon Playground

Crocker Amazon Playground from directly overhead

Crocker Amazon Playground is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 75 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Crocker Amazon Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
75 m

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates37.71431, -122.43114

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
  • Naples Green: 0.3 mi
  • Naples Green: 0.3 mi
  • Excelsior Playground: 0.4 mi
  • John McLaren Park: 0.6 mi
  • Arden Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • Lover's Rock: 0.3 mi
  • Philosopher's Hill and Labyrinth: 0.7 mi
  • Gambier Plaza: 0.9 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 1.0 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.1 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 59
Waterfalls: 13
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 9.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Crocker Amazon Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montara Mountain North PeakSSW 194°570 m10.9 mi
Peak MountainSSW 195°545 m11.0 mi
South PeakSSW 194°545 m11.3 mi
Montara KnobSSW 195°487 m11.3 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 187°371 m1.9 mi
Richardson EastNNW 339°338.6 m10.1 mi
San Pedro MountainSSW 203°325 m10.6 mi
Peak 1041NNW 333°317.297 m11.0 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, 4 mi away.

  • California poppy599 obs
  • coyote brush489 obs
  • orange bush monkeyflower457 obs
  • Red Admiral410 obs
  • common cowparsnip394 obs
  • checkerbloom386 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup371 obs
  • Broad-leaved Stonecrop343 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/82480273

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