Park · California
Fort Mason
Fort Mason is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Madonna, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
Coordinates37.80714, -122.42925
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Madonna: 0.1 mi
- Phillip Burton: 0.1 mi
- Barbary Coast Trail: 0.4 mi
- The Buena Vista Cafe: 0.5 mi
- Seawall Memorial Bench: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Museo Italo Americano: 0.1 mi
- San Francisco Sea Scout Base: 0.2 mi
- National Maritime Museum: 0.3 mi
- Cartoon Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- San Francisco Maritime Visitor Center: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Aquatic Park Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Moscone Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- moscone dog play area: 0.5 mi
- Francisco Park: 0.5 mi
- Joseph Conrad Square: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience: 0.3 mi
- Ghirardelli Square: 0.3 mi
- Alma: 0.4 mi
- Cable Car Turntable (Hyde & Beach): 0.4 mi
- Umbrella Alley: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Passage: 0.3 mi
- Wave Organ: 0.6 mi
- Fishermans Wharf of San Francisco: 0.7 mi
- Guardians of the Gate Sea Lions Statue: 1.0 mi
- "Crab Topiary" Crab Statue: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 1.6 mi
- East Bay campsite #3: 4.0 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 4.0 mi
- East Bay #1: 4.1 mi
Gardens
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Filbert Steps Garden: 1.4 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 1.4 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Tenderloin People’s Garden: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Russian Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 1.1 mi
- Nob Hill: 1.2 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.3 mi
- Cannon Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 5.3 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 6.6 mi
- Aramburu Island: 6.9 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 54
- East Beach: 1.2 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 2.8 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 3.3 mi
- Perles Beach: 3.3 mi
- Quarry Beach: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 3.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 3.6 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 6.0 mi
- Kent Falls: 9.7 mi
- Dawn Falls: 11.6 mi
Springs: 12
- El Polín Spring: 1.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 1.7 mi
- El Polín Spring: 1.8 mi
- Old Spring: 6.4 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 3.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 8.1 mi
- Vent 5: 11.4 mi
- Aramai Point: 14.4 mi
- Rock Fort: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Winehaven: 10.0 mi
- Lynn: 10.7 mi
- Russell City: 19.3 mi
- Eckley: 21.0 mi
- Stokes Landing: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Quarters A: 3.6 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 3.7 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 6.0 mi
- Temple: 23.7 mi
- Keyhole: 24.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Fort Mason. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | S 182° | 371 m | 8.3 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 309° | 338.6 m | 4.8 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WNW 303° | 317.297 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSW 195° | 283 m | 4.9 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WNW 300° | 282 m | 3.8 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 291° | 281 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SSW 204° | 278 m | 3.7 mi |
| Noe Peak | SSW 195° | 274 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 3 mi away.
- Western Gull2,808 obs
- California Sea Lion2,748 obs
- Great Blue Heron1,499 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron1,130 obs
- Brown Pelican985 obs
- Snowy Egret967 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird935 obs
- Rock Pigeon836 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.
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