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Dorothy W. Erskine Park

Dorothy W. Erskine Park from directly overhead

Dorothy W. Erskine Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 96 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Baden-Joost Mini Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
96 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.73373, -122.43946

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Baden-Joost Mini Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bosworth Street Open Space: 0.1 mi
  • Sunnyside Conservatory: 0.1 mi
  • Cayuga & Lamartine mini park: 0.4 mi
  • Sunnyside Playground: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Peaks
  • Gold Mine Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Davidson: 0.8 mi
  • City College Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Red Rock Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Duncan Hill: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Gambier Plaza: 1.2 mi
  • Philosopher's Hill and Labyrinth: 1.4 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 1.6 mi
  • Lover's Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Gregangelo Museum: 1.6 mi
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.9 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 3.6 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 8.4 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 9.1 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.3 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 59
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Dorothy W. Erskine Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montara Mountain North PeakS 190°570 m12.1 mi
Peak MountainSSW 192°545 m12.2 mi
Montara KnobSSW 192°487 m12.5 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 176°371 m3.2 mi
Richardson EastNNW 338°338.6 m8.7 mi
San Pedro MountainSSW 198°325 m11.7 mi
Peak 1041NNW 332°317.297 m9.6 mi
Mount DavidsonWNW 292°283 m0.8 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, 3 mi away.

  • California poppy803 obs
  • Red Admiral602 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk545 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup464 obs
  • Western Honey Bee457 obs
  • coyote brush450 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail426 obs
  • checkerbloom422 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/85686582

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