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Sun God

Sun God from directly overhead

Sun God is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Running Violet V Forms, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1983
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.87857, -117.23973
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
  • UCHS Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.5 mi
  • East Ocean Air Greenbelt: 2.7 mi
  • Qualcomm AZ Roof Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Live Well San Diego Demonstration Garden: 7.1 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Museums
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 28
Cliffs: 25
  • Del Mar Bluff: 5.1 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 10.0 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 10.6 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 10.6 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 11.2 mi
Springs: 8
  • Dog Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 15.0 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 17.0 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 4.9 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 12.0 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Sun God. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainENE 60°878 m18.0 mi
North Iron MountainENE 64°824 m18.0 mi
Iron MountainENE 69°818 m17.7 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakENE 66°802 m18.4 mi
Middle SummitENE 66°790 m18.1 mi
San Miguel MountainSE 125°782 m21.6 mi
Mount EllieENE 65°743.712 m17.7 mi
Wildwood MountainENE 68°725.424 m18.6 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/1533689136

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