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Monk

Monk from directly overhead

Monk is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Colver Peak stands 1,670 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinor Shin II, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2014
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates33.93435, -117.90216

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Kinor Shin II: 0.3 mi
  • Sumer #13: 0.3 mi
  • Sumer #18: 0.3 mi
  • California Saga: 0.3 mi
  • Sampson's Fall: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Founders Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tamarack Park: 0.5 mi
  • Brea Junior High Park: 0.8 mi
  • Woodcrest Park: 0.9 mi
  • Tracks at Brea: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Don Gaspor Portola Marker: 0.7 mi
  • Brea War Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Brea Fallen Peace Officers Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Nike Missile LA-29 IFC Site: 1.5 mi
  • Nike Missile LA-29 Launch Battery Site: 2.0 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Puente Hills: 1.5 mi
  • East Coyote Hills: 2.9 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 3.5 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 4.7 mi
  • Workman Hill: 7.0 mi
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 3.4 mi
  • Cultivated Collection: 3.4 mi
  • Mediterranean Collection: 3.4 mi
  • Desert Collection: 3.4 mi
  • Woodlands Collection: 3.5 mi
Attractions
  • Redwood Grove: 4.0 mi
  • Pirates Dinner Adventure: 7.8 mi
  • Medieval Times: 7.9 mi
  • Pig Pen's Mud Buggies: 8.2 mi
  • Rapid River Run: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Hidden Valley: 3.7 mi
  • Creekside: 3.9 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Schweitzer Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Washout Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.8 mi
  • Historic Dam: 10.9 mi
Springs: 16
Beaches: 11
Cliffs: 4
  • Norco Bluffs: 18.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 19.1 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 19.6 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Monk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Colver PeakNNE 33°1,670 m21.4 mi
Monrovia PeakNNW 349°1,649 m19.7 mi
Sunset PointNNE 33°1,646 m21.0 mi
Mount HarvardNNW 335°1,640 m21.3 mi
Rankin PeakNNW 348°1,606 m19.4 mi
Mount YaleNNW 334°1,451 m20.9 mi
Pine MountainN 0°1,377 m20.0 mi
Clamshell PeakNNW 344°1,338 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606063656872767776716559
Precip in3.23.11.80.70.40.10.10.00.10.61.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anaheim, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5824044998

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