Tree of Life
Tree of Life is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Tecate Peak stands 1,184 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Lane Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
One of two 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
- Howard Lane Park: 0.1 mi
- Vista Terrace Park: 0.7 mi
- Montgomery County Park: 0.9 mi
- Silverwing Park: 1.0 mi
- San Ysidro Community Activity Center: 1.0 mi
- San Ysidro Massacre Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Montgomery Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Charlie Keever and Jonathan Sellers: 3.0 mi
- Chopper, The Navy Seal Dog: 3.2 mi
- Olympic Flame: 8.5 mi
- Firefighter Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Picadillo Folklorico: 1.3 mi
- El Movimiento: 1.3 mi
- Pasaje: 1.3 mi
- Tree of Life: 1.3 mi
- Las Americas Premium Outlets: 2.0 mi
- Rosita's Harmony Hills: 3.3 mi
- Games of Skill: 3.3 mi
- Dance Party: 3.3 mi
- Big Bird's Rambling River: 3.3 mi
- Bonita Museum & Cultural Center: 6.7 mi
- San Diego Electric Railway Association & National City Depot Museum: 7.1 mi
- Museum of American Treasures: 8.3 mi
- Women's Museum of California Education Center: 9.9 mi
- Ice House Museum: 10.3 mi
- Spooners Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Rock Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Otay Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 8.2 mi
- Mother Miguel Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Tijuana River Valley Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Jardin Estacionamiento Aeropuerto: 5.4 mi
- Strata Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- The Garden: 10.4 mi
- The Chuang Garden: 11.5 mi
- Coronado Shores Beach: 10.0 mi
- North Beach: 10.4 mi
- Coronado Beach: 10.7 mi
- Central Beach: 10.9 mi
- North Beach: 11.2 mi
- South Rim: 3.0 mi
- Point Loma: 12.5 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Silver Strand Natural Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Proctor Valley Natural Resource Area: 9.8 mi
- Dictionary Hill County Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 14.8 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 12.2 mi
- La Honda Spring: 14.9 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 15.0 mi
- Echo Spring: 17.1 mi
- Lupe Spring: 17.2 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Adobe Falls: 14.7 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 14.8 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 88° | 1,184 m | 21.8 mi |
| Gaskill Peak | ENE 59° | 1,157 m | 23.4 mi |
| Lyons Peak | ENE 62° | 1,139 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lawson Peak | ENE 61° | 1,099 m | 22.5 mi |
| Otay Mountain | E 81° | 1,067 m | 12.8 mi |
| Elena Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,015 m | 21.2 mi |
| White Mountain | ENE 75° | 989 m | 20.8 mi |
| Barber Mountain | ENE 68° | 985 m | 21.9 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 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 56 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Imperial Beach Ream FLD NAS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8707221895
Day trips start here
- Chula Vista · 4 mi
- La Mesa · 14 mi
- El Cajon · 17 mi
- Poway · 27 mi
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