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Sunset Years

Sunset Years from directly overhead

Sunset Years is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Newport Landing Whale Watching, a attraction 0.2 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.60448, -117.89660

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 0.2 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 3.4 mi
  • The Balls: 4.9 mi
  • Flame Thrower: 5.9 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 5.9 mi
Parks
  • Peninsula Park: 0.3 mi
  • Back Bay View Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lower Castaways Park: 1.0 mi
  • Jetty View Park: 1.0 mi
  • San Remo Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Museums: 50
Peaks: 39
Beaches: 25
Springs: 22
Nature reserves: 21
Picnic sites: 13
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 4.2 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 14.1 mi
  • Washout Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 71°1,734 m22.1 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 68°1,675 m21.8 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 80°1,373 m24.8 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 51°1,211 m21.3 mi
Bald PeakENE 63°1,197 m23.2 mi
Bedford PeakENE 58°1,161 m21.5 mi
SugarloafE 86°1,015 m23.4 mi
New SugarloafE 86°984 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969676157
Precip in2.22.41.30.60.20.10.00.00.10.30.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Beach Harbor, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13006782787

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