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Lifeguard

Lifeguard from directly overhead

Lifeguard is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ocean Beach Veterans’ Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates32.74890, -117.25250

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Ocean Beach Tidepools: 0.2 mi
  • Shipwreck Rapids: 1.8 mi
  • Orca Underwater Viewing: 1.8 mi
  • California Tide Pool: 1.8 mi
  • Aquarium de la Mer: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 59
Peaks: 51
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 20
  • Sunset Cliffs: 1.0 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 1.6 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 1.7 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 2.2 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 5.9 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 13.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dog Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 16.4 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lifeguard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainNE 42°878 m24.3 mi
North Iron MountainNE 45°824 m23.9 mi
Iron MountainNE 48°818 m23.1 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakNE 47°802 m24.0 mi
Middle SummitNE 47°790 m23.7 mi
San Miguel MountainE 101°782 m18.7 mi
Mount EllieNE 45°743.712 m23.5 mi
Wildwood MountainNE 48°725.424 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555658606264687068655955
Precip in2.32.51.40.60.30.00.10.00.20.60.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Seaworld, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6816536221

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