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Rolph Playground

Rolph Playground from directly overhead

Rolph Playground is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Potrero Del Sol Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
10 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.74993, -122.40632
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 0.6 mi
  • Bradford Street: 0.9 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 1.2 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 1.2 mi
  • Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows: 1.7 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.6 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 5.6 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.1 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.2 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.5 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 15
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Rolph Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 200°371 m4.6 mi
Richardson EastNW 324°338.6 m8.6 mi
Peak 1041NW 319°317.297 m9.7 mi
Mount DavidsonWSW 253°283 m2.7 mi
Slacker HillNW 322°282 m7.4 mi
Hawk HillNW 317°281 m7.4 mi
Mount SutroWNW 282°278 m2.8 mi
Noe PeakW 273°274 m2.3 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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Red Admiral527 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail439 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk425 obs
  • California poppy376 obs
  • Red Valerian346 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird335 obs
  • Cross Orbweaver264 obs
  • fennel257 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/23881517

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