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Eureka Valley Recreation Center

Eureka Valley Recreation Center from directly overhead

Eureka Valley Recreation Center is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 40 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is GLBT History Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
40 m

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.75973, -122.43663

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
  • ColorFall of Hope: 0.1 mi
  • The Seed: 0.2 mi
  • Windswept: 0.3 mi
  • Rainbow Honor Walk - Freddie Mercury: 0.4 mi
  • Miguel Hidalgo Memorial Statue: 0.5 mi
Parks
Peaks
  • Kite Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Castro Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Corona Heights: 0.4 mi
  • Dolores Heights: 0.4 mi
  • Mount Olympus: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.2 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Eureka Valley Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 179°371 m5.0 mi
Richardson EastNNW 332°338.6 m7.2 mi
Peak 1041NW 325°317.297 m8.1 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW 212°283 m1.7 mi
Slacker HillNNW 331°282 m6.0 mi
Hawk HillNW 325°281 m5.8 mi
Mount SutroW 264°278 m1.1 mi
Noe PeakSW 227°274 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
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, under a mile away.

  • California poppy1,173 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk1,122 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird875 obs
  • Red Admiral857 obs
  • Coyote847 obs
  • Western Honey Bee804 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay726 obs
  • American Robin707 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/690982876

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