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John Hinkel Park

John Hinkel Park from directly overhead

John Hinkel Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east-southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mortar Rock Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

John Hinkel Park, located in a beautiful hillside oak grove offers a range of recreational opportunities as well as an amphitheater for outdoor performances.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.89489, -122.27280

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Urn: 0.1 mi
  • Poetry Wall: 0.2 mi
  • Urn: 0.2 mi
  • Urn: 0.3 mi
  • Urn: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • Picnic area #3: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 0.9 mi
  • Meadows: 0.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 0.9 mi
  • Fern: 0.9 mi
Attractions
Museums
Peaks
  • Holy Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Albany Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Wildcat Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Tightwad Hill: 2.0 mi
Beaches: 35
Springs: 24
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 15.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 19.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakESE 106°581 m2.9 mi
Las Trampas PeakESE 110°557 m12.1 mi
Chaparral PeakESE 113°540 m2.9 mi
Grizzly PeakESE 112°531 m2.3 mi
Round TopSE 125°531 m5.4 mi
Barberry PeakESE 119°513 m3.7 mi
Volcanic PeakESE 122°498 m4.8 mi
Eureka PeakESE 108°495 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 2 mi away.

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel2,141 obs
  • Monarch1,801 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco1,058 obs
  • Wild Turkey958 obs
  • Western Honey Bee933 obs
  • Pipevine Swallowtail932 obs
  • Mule Deer789 obs
  • red-cage fungus700 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/255316887

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