In Search of Wilderness
In Search of Wilderness is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Otay Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Best Way Out is Always Through, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Best Way Out is Always Through: 0.1 mi
- Spirit of Saint Louis Reproduction Plane: 0.1 mi
- Sea Rhythms: 0.2 mi
- Paths Woven: 0.2 mi
- Guillermo: 0.2 mi
- Spanish Landing Park: 0.1 mi
- Cancer Survivor's Park: 0.3 mi
- Harbor Island Park: 0.4 mi
- Liberty Station NTC Park: 0.6 mi
- Ingram Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Hugh Story Memorial Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- USS Scorpion: 0.6 mi
- USS Capelin: 0.6 mi
- USS Grayback: 0.6 mi
- USS Trout: 0.6 mi
- USS Recruit: 0.7 mi
- Visions Art Museum: 0.8 mi
- New Americans Museum: 0.8 mi
- Women's Museum of California: 0.8 mi
- MCRD San Diego Command Museum: 1.0 mi
- Californian: 1.8 mi
- San Salvador: 1.8 mi
- Medea: 1.8 mi
- Berkeley: 1.8 mi
- USS Dolphin: 1.9 mi
- Victory Garden: 1.3 mi
- Grand Marina Garden: 1.8 mi
- Phil Swing Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 2.6 mi
- Trees for Health Garden: 2.7 mi
- Marston Point: 2.7 mi
- La Jolla Mesa: 7.5 mi
- Soledad Mountain: 8.1 mi
- South Fortuna Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Kwaay Paay Peak: 11.4 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.2 mi
- Swordfish Point: 3.2 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.2 mi
- Spanish Landing Beach: 0.3 mi
- Shoreline Beach Park: 1.6 mi
- Bessemer Beach: 1.9 mi
- Kellogg's Beach: 2.4 mi
- Breakers Beach: 3.0 mi
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 4.6 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Rose Canyon Open Space: 8.5 mi
- Silver Strand Natural Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Dog Spring: 11.2 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 13.5 mi
- La Honda Spring: 18.5 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 22.9 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 23.6 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 3.0 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 8.4 mi
- Adobe Falls: 8.5 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of In Search of Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otay Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,067 m | 22.9 mi |
| Silverdome II | ENE 58° | 970.36 m | 24.6 mi |
| Woodson Mountain | NE 35° | 878 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sycuan Peak | E 86° | 840 m | 23.2 mi |
| North Iron Mountain | NE 38° | 824 m | 23.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 41° | 818 m | 22.0 mi |
| Ramona Overlook Peak | NE 40° | 802 m | 23.0 mi |
| Middle Summit | NE 40° | 790 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:10 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12158050753
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