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Kelloch-Velasco Park

Kelloch-Velasco Park from directly overhead

Kelloch-Velasco Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Yik Oi Huang Peace and Friendship Park, a park 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
15 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.70856, -122.41322

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Lover's Rock: 0.8 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 0.9 mi
  • Philosopher's Hill and Labyrinth: 0.9 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 0.9 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Costaños Canyon Raccoon: 2.1 mi
  • The First Dynamite Factory In America: 2.4 mi
  • Alex Nieto Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 2.9 mi
  • Fugazi Memorial: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 6.1 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 60
Nature reserves
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 10.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Kelloch-Velasco Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montara Mountain North PeakSSW 199°570 m10.8 mi
Peak MountainSSW 201°545 m10.9 mi
South PeakSSW 199°545 m11.2 mi
Montara KnobSSW 201°487 m11.2 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSW 220°371 m1.9 mi
Richardson EastNNW 335°338.6 m10.9 mi
San Pedro MountainSSW 209°325 m10.6 mi
Mount DavidsonNW 313°283 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:35
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, 4 mi away.

  • California poppy537 obs
  • coyote brush415 obs
  • checkerbloom411 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard400 obs
  • orange bush monkeyflower378 obs
  • checker lily369 obs
  • common cowparsnip364 obs
  • western blue-eyed grass325 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/106952544

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