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Helen Wills Park

Helen Wills Park from directly overhead

Helen Wills Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Alhambra Theatre, a attraction 0.2 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.79584, -122.42082

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.1 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.6 mi
  • Temple: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Helen Wills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 186°371 m7.5 mi
Richardson EastNW 312°338.6 m5.7 mi
Peak 1041NW 307°317.297 m6.9 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW 204°283 m4.4 mi
Slacker HillNW 306°282 m4.6 mi
Hawk HillWNW 298°281 m4.8 mi
Mount SutroSW 217°278 m3.3 mi
Noe PeakSSW 206°274 m3.4 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, 2 mi away.

  • California Sea Lion2,795 obs
  • Western Gull2,362 obs
  • Rock Pigeon1,283 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron1,020 obs
  • Great Blue Heron861 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird804 obs
  • Brown Pelican723 obs
  • European Starling654 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/69060030

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