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Raymond Kimbell Playground

Raymond Kimbell Playground from directly overhead

Raymond Kimbell Playground is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 40 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway Community Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Elevation
40 m

What to expect

Operated by
San Francisco Recreation & Park Department

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78320, -122.43549

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
Parks
  • Golden Gate & Steiner Mini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cottage Row Mini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fillmore & Turk Mini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Japan Town Peace Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Baker & Broderick Mini Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Hayes Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Alamo Heights: 0.5 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Lafayette Heights: 0.7 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 1.8 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
  • East Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Marshall's Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Crane Cove Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.2 mi
  • Temple: 24.3 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Raymond Kimbell Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 180°371 m6.6 mi
Richardson EastNW 324°338.6 m5.8 mi
Peak 1041NW 316°317.297 m6.9 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW 197°283 m3.3 mi
Slacker HillNW 321°282 m4.7 mi
Hawk HillNW 312°281 m4.7 mi
Mount SutroSW 214°278 m2.1 mi
Noe PeakSSW 197°274 m2.3 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, 1 mi away.

  • Great Blue Heron1,444 obs
  • Coyote1,352 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird1,206 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk1,117 obs
  • Great Horned Owl988 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron953 obs
  • California poppy939 obs
  • Rock Pigeon931 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/545408838

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