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Brown Water Tower

Brown Water Tower from directly overhead

Brown Water Tower is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Park at Boulder Creek, a park 0.1 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Wildomar Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.59372, -117.26574

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Park at Boulder Creek: 0.1 mi
  • Windsong Park: 0.8 mi
  • Welch field: 1.1 mi
  • Copper Canyon Park: 1.6 mi
  • Bear Valley Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites: 54
Springs: 34
Gardens: 31
Artworks: 25
  • R: 4.3 mi
  • A: 4.3 mi
  • M: 4.3 mi
  • S: 4.3 mi
  • Ram Head: 4.4 mi
Museums: 23
Beaches: 11
Picnic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • Tenaja Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 10.8 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Brown Water Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakWNW 298°1,734 m17.4 mi
Modjeska PeakWNW 299°1,675 m18.2 mi
ClarkSSW 198°1,527 m13.1 mi
Trabuco PeakWNW 302°1,401 m14.2 mi
Los Pinos PeakWNW 293°1,373 m12.8 mi
Horsethief PeakWNW 300°1,315 m12.8 mi
Bald PeakNW 306°1,197 m19.1 mi
San Mateo PeakWNW 282°1,095 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4019:2620:03
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:5016:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545559636874808177696053
Precip in3.02.81.50.50.20.10.20.10.20.50.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsinore, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13956491332

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