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Mission Playground

Mission Playground from directly overhead

Mission Playground is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 19 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Pool Murals, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
19 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.75941, -122.42225
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Mission Pool Murals: 0.0 mi
  • Rio Rivera: 0.1 mi
  • Vamos Gigantes: 0.1 mi
  • Trixie: 0.1 mi
  • MURAL 2: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Deepistan National Parklet: 0.1 mi
  • Alioto Mini Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mission Dolores Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kid Power Park: 0.3 mi
  • In Chan Kaajal Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Clarion Alley: 0.3 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 0.3 mi
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 0.6 mi
  • Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows: 0.7 mi
  • Gilbert Baker Memorial Rainbow Flag: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Dolores Heights: 0.5 mi
  • Horner's Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Castro Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Corona Heights: 1.0 mi
  • Kite Hill: 1.0 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.6 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Mission Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 188°371 m5.0 mi
Richardson EastNNW 327°338.6 m7.6 mi
Peak 1041NW 321°317.297 m8.6 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 229°283 m2.2 mi
Slacker HillNW 325°282 m6.4 mi
Hawk HillNW 319°281 m6.3 mi
Mount SutroW 267°278 m1.9 mi
Noe PeakWSW 249°274 m1.5 mi
Conditions

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, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • California poppy771 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk769 obs
  • Red Admiral711 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird565 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail498 obs
  • Rock Pigeon459 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup457 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay429 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/147777246

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