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Garfield Square

Garfield Square from directly overhead

Garfield Square is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 17 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Balmy Alley, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
17 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.75021, -122.41232

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 0.3 mi
  • Bradford Street: 0.9 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 1.0 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 1.0 mi
  • Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.4 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 5.3 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.4 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.0 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.4 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 57
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 15
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Garfield Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 196°371 m4.5 mi
Richardson EastNW 326°338.6 m8.4 mi
Peak 1041NW 320°317.297 m9.4 mi
Mount DavidsonWSW 250°283 m2.4 mi
Slacker HillNW 324°282 m7.2 mi
Hawk HillNW 319°281 m7.2 mi
Mount SutroWNW 283°278 m2.5 mi
Noe PeakW 273°274 m1.9 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, 2 mi away.

  • Red Admiral619 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk604 obs
  • California poppy559 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail457 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird425 obs
  • Red Valerian409 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup346 obs
  • Cross Orbweaver316 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/24253472

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