Tree of Life
Tree of Life is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Tecate Peak stands 1,184 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is San Ysidro Community Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Mosaic tile tree planter designed with hand painted tiles from local children.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Arbol de la Vida by Victor Ochoa, 1995. Commissioned for the community of San Ysidro and the citizens of San Diego through the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. Tree of Life.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- San Ysidro Community Park: 0.1 mi
- Firehouse Mini Park: 0.2 mi
- Beyer Park: 0.4 mi
- San Ysidro Community Activity Center: 0.6 mi
- Larsen Field: 0.7 mi
- Compass: 0.1 mi
- El Movimiento: 0.1 mi
- Pasaje: 0.1 mi
- Picadillo Folklorico: 0.2 mi
- Firefighter Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- San Ysidro Massacre Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Montgomery Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Charlie Keever and Jonathan Sellers: 4.3 mi
- Chopper, The Navy Seal Dog: 4.5 mi
- Olympic Flame: 8.1 mi
- Las Americas Premium Outlets: 0.8 mi
- Rosita's Harmony Hills: 2.9 mi
- Games of Skill: 2.9 mi
- Dance Party: 2.9 mi
- Big Bird's Rambling River: 2.9 mi
- Bonita Museum & Cultural Center: 7.3 mi
- San Diego Electric Railway Association & National City Depot Museum: 8.2 mi
- Museum of American Treasures: 9.3 mi
- Women's Museum of California Education Center: 10.9 mi
- Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center: 11.5 mi
- Spooners Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Rock Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Otay Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 8.4 mi
- Tin Can Hill: 9.0 mi
- Tijuana River Valley Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Jardin Estacionamiento Aeropuerto: 4.2 mi
- Strata Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- The Garden: 11.6 mi
- The Chuang Garden: 12.7 mi
- Coronado Shores Beach: 11.3 mi
- North Beach: 11.7 mi
- Coronado Beach: 12.0 mi
- Central Beach: 12.2 mi
- North Beach: 12.5 mi
- South Rim: 1.7 mi
- Point Loma: 13.8 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve: 4.6 mi
- Silver Strand Natural Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Proctor Valley Natural Resource Area: 9.5 mi
- Dictionary Hill County Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 15.7 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 12.5 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 14.2 mi
- La Honda Spring: 14.7 mi
- Lupe Spring: 16.2 mi
- Echo Spring: 16.2 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Adobe Falls: 15.6 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tree of Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecate Peak | E 85° | 1,184 m | 20.8 mi |
| Gaskill Peak | ENE 56° | 1,157 m | 22.9 mi |
| Lyons Peak | ENE 58° | 1,139 m | 19.2 mi |
| Lawson Peak | ENE 57° | 1,099 m | 21.9 mi |
| Otay Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,067 m | 11.9 mi |
| Elena Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,015 m | 20.5 mi |
| Potrero Peak | E 80° | 999 m | 24.3 mi |
| White Mountain | ENE 72° | 989 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:10 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8707133325
Day trips start here
- Chula Vista · 5 mi
- La Mesa · 15 mi
- El Cajon · 17 mi
- Poway · 28 mi
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