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Pasaje

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Pasaje is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Tecate Peak stands 1,184 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is El Movimiento, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

An arch that symbolizes both a library as a transformation portal and San Ysidro’s special place as the most crossed border gate in the world.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.55777, -117.04338

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Ysidro Community Park: 0.2 mi
  • Firehouse Mini Park: 0.4 mi
  • Beyer Park: 0.4 mi
  • San Ysidro Community Activity Center: 0.5 mi
  • Vista Terrace Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • San Ysidro Massacre Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Montgomery Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Charlie Keever and Jonathan Sellers: 4.2 mi
  • Chopper, The Navy Seal Dog: 4.5 mi
  • Olympic Flame: 7.9 mi
Attractions
Museums
Peaks: 36
Gardens: 33
Beaches: 21
Cliffs: 19
  • South Rim: 1.7 mi
  • Point Loma: 13.8 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 16.4 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 16.5 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 9
  • Sweetwater Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 14.1 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Lupe Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Echo Spring: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 13.9 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 15.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tecate PeakE 86°1,184 m20.7 mi
Gaskill PeakENE 57°1,157 m22.8 mi
Lyons PeakENE 58°1,139 m19.1 mi
Lawson PeakENE 58°1,099 m21.8 mi
Otay MountainENE 78°1,067 m11.8 mi
Elena MountainENE 63°1,015 m20.4 mi
Potrero PeakE 80°999 m24.2 mi
White MountainENE 72°989 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4219:2320:00
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4716:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657606366707270666055
Precip in1.82.41.50.80.30.10.00.00.20.40.81.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Brown FLD, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8732999084

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