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El Polín Spring

El Polín Spring, seen from above at true elevation

El Polín Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 11 miles off.

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Coordinates37.79410, -122.45371
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • Original Presidio’s Northwest Corner: 0.4 mi
  • The Presidio Of San Francisco Has Been Designated A Registered National Historic Landmark: 0.4 mi
  • Pershing Square: 0.4 mi
  • Dedicated To The Memory Of General Of The Armies John J. Pershing: 0.4 mi
  • Ethan Boyes Memorial: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Parks
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Pod A: 0.7 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.2 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Compton Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Promenade Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Gateway Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Kathleen’s Corner: 1.3 mi
  • Dahlia Dell: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 56
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.0 mi
  • Temple: 23.0 mi
  • Keyhole: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of El Polín Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW 312°413 m10.8 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 172°371 m7.4 mi
Richardson EastNNW 328°338.6 m4.6 mi
Peak 1041NW 319°317.297 m5.7 mi
Mount DavidsonS 180°283 m3.9 mi
Slacker HillNW 325°282 m3.5 mi
Hawk HillNW 314°281 m3.4 mi
Mount SutroS 184°278 m2.5 mi
Conditions

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, 2 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Mar — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs30.230.420.09.52.91.20.60.30.22.22.823.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Redwood C A Hwy 1 Bridge A Muir Beach CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great Blue Heron2,324 obs
  • Coyote1,974 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird1,568 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow1,568 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk1,462 obs
  • Variable Checkerspot1,458 obs
  • California poppy1,416 obs
  • Great Horned Owl1,334 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 node/8083525525

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