Park · California
John McLaren Park
John McLaren Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 115 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Visitacion Knob, a peak 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 115 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.71727, -122.42114
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Visitacion Knob: 0.1 mi
- Bay View Hill: 1.5 mi
- City College Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bernal Hill: 1.8 mi
- Gold Mine Hill: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Philosopher's Hill and Labyrinth: 0.2 mi
- Lover's Rock: 0.3 mi
- Hidden Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Hidden Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Hidden Bridge: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Peter Richards Rock Art: 0.4 mi
- Porpoise: 0.4 mi
- Animal Mural: 0.5 mi
- Invocation Statue: 1.0 mi
- Bayview Gateway: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Joan's Oasis: 0.5 mi
- Crocker Amazon Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Visitacion Valley Greenway Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Park Street Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Geneva Community Garden: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Louis Sutter Playground: 0.5 mi
- Crocker Amazon Playground: 0.6 mi
- Athens Avalon Greens Terace: 0.6 mi
- Excelsior Playground: 0.7 mi
- Yik Oi Huang Peace and Friendship Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- The First Dynamite Factory In America: 1.7 mi
- Alex Nieto Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Diamond Heights Safety Wall: 2.4 mi
- Costaños Canyon Raccoon: 2.8 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Daly City History Museum: 2.4 mi
- Southern Exposure: 3.0 mi
- Colma Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- GLBT History Museum: 3.1 mi
- Museum of Craft and Design: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.4 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 60
- Crane Cove Beach: 3.7 mi
- Phillip Burton Memorial Beach: 4.5 mi
- East Beach: 6.4 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 6.7 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Funston: 4.5 mi
- San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 7.4 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 8.5 mi
- Pedro Point Headlands: 10.4 mi
- Spencer Lake Open Space: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Huntington Falls: 4.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.9 mi
- Kent Falls: 14.4 mi
- Dawn Falls: 17.1 mi
Springs: 13
- El Polín Spring: 5.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 5.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 5.6 mi
- Old Spring: 11.1 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Aramai Point: 8.8 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 14.0 mi
- Vent 5: 15.4 mi
- Chab: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 11.8 mi
- Winehaven: 16.2 mi
- Russell City: 16.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 17.2 mi
- Purissima: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
- Quarters A: 7.0 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 9.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of John McLaren Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montara Mountain North Peak | SSW 196° | 570 m | 11.2 mi |
| Peak Mountain | SSW 198° | 545 m | 11.3 mi |
| South Peak | SSW 196° | 545 m | 11.6 mi |
| Montara Knob | SSW 198° | 487 m | 11.6 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSW 201° | 371 m | 2.2 mi |
| Richardson East | NNW 335° | 338.6 m | 10.2 mi |
| San Pedro Mountain | SSW 205° | 325 m | 11.0 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NNW 330° | 317.297 m | 11.0 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 | 19:56 | 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, 4 mi away.
- California poppy606 obs
- Red Admiral446 obs
- coyote brush390 obs
- Anise Swallowtail377 obs
- orange bush monkeyflower370 obs
- Wild radish341 obs
- Bermuda buttercup340 obs
- western blue-eyed grass334 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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