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La Jolla Project

La Jolla Project from directly overhead

La Jolla Project is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is La Jolla Vista View, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
granite
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.87277, -117.24022
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • UCHS Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.8 mi
  • East Ocean Air Greenbelt: 3.1 mi
  • Qualcomm AZ Roof Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Live Well San Diego Demonstration Garden: 6.9 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Museums
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 28
Cliffs: 25
  • Del Mar Bluff: 5.4 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 9.6 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 10.2 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 10.2 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 10.8 mi
Springs: 8
  • Dog Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 15.4 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 17.4 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 5.2 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 10.7 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 11.8 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of La Jolla Project. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainENE 59°878 m18.2 mi
North Iron MountainENE 63°824 m18.2 mi
Iron MountainENE 68°818 m17.9 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakENE 65°802 m18.6 mi
Middle SummitENE 65°790 m18.3 mi
San Miguel MountainSE 125°782 m21.4 mi
Mount EllieENE 64°743.712 m17.9 mi
Wildwood MountainENE 67°725.424 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575859616468727472686256
Precip in2.32.71.60.80.30.10.10.00.10.60.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Miramar NAS, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3329283594

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