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Rochambeau Playground

Rochambeau Playground from directly overhead

Rochambeau Playground is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 43 m. Mount Tamalpais West Point stands 527 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Richmond Playground, a park 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
43 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78491, -122.48449

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 0.8 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 0.8 mi
  • Compton Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • George and Judy Marcus Garden of Enchantment: 1.3 mi
  • Andean Cloud Forest Garden: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 1.9 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.9 mi
  • Temple: 22.1 mi
  • Keyhole: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 10.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Rochambeau Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais West PointNNW 327°527 m10.9 mi
Bare KnollNW 318°478 m10.9 mi
Wooded KnollNW 317°465 m10.9 mi
Cardiac HillNW 321°413 m10.1 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 158°371 m7.2 mi
Richardson EastN 350°338.6 m4.6 mi
Peak 1041NNW 337°317.297 m5.3 mi
Mount DavidsonSSE 152°283 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

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, 3 mi away.

  • Great Blue Heron2,890 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird2,657 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk2,414 obs
  • Coyote2,368 obs
  • Mallard2,330 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk1,794 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow1,717 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco1,657 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/52243885

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