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The Legacy

The Legacy from directly overhead

The Legacy is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Scripps Shoreline Underwater Reserve, a park 0.3 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1995
Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.86596, -117.25006
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
Museums
Gardens
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 28
Cliffs: 25
  • Del Mar Bluff: 5.8 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 9.1 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 9.7 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 9.7 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 10.3 mi
Springs: 8
  • Dog Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 18.1 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 6.0 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 10.5 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 12.0 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of The Legacy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainENE 59°878 m19.0 mi
North Iron MountainENE 62°824 m19.0 mi
Iron MountainENE 67°818 m18.6 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakENE 64°802 m19.3 mi
Middle SummitENE 65°790 m19.0 mi
San Miguel MountainESE 123°782 m21.7 mi
Mount EllieENE 63°743.712 m18.6 mi
Wildwood MountainENE 66°725.424 m19.5 mi
Conditions

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 solstice06:4816:1016:47

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9301845264

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