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Doane Pond

Doane Pond from directly overhead

Doane Pond is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,419 m. Hot Springs Mountain stands 1,985 m to the east, 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1419 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.34021, -116.90090

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Doane Pond: 0.0 mi
  • Weir Historic Site: 0.9 mi
  • Hale Telescope: 2.4 mi
  • 18-inch Schmidt Telescope: 2.4 mi
  • 60-inch Telescope: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Palomar Mountain State Park: 0.6 mi
  • Doane Valley Natural Preserve: 0.9 mi
  • Telescope Pads: 1.3 mi
  • Wilderness Gardens Park: 7.9 mi
  • Wilderness Gardens County Preserve: 8.0 mi
Peaks
Springs: 49
  • Sourdough Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Sawyer Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Bear Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Dick Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 33
Museums: 29
Gardens: 25
Artworks: 22
  • Hungry Wolf: 13.5 mi
  • Redhawk Logo: 14.4 mi
  • A Child's Wonderland: 16.8 mi
  • Historic Fire Wagon 28: 17.6 mi
  • Old Town Arch: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Silvercrest Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Employee Break Area: 19.3 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Picnic Table: 20.4 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Upper Barker Valley Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Lower Barker Valley Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 18.7 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 16.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Doane Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hot Springs MountainE 95°1,985 m18.6 mi
Combs PeakENE 78°1,878 m17.4 mi
High PointENE 67°1,873 m4.0 mi
South Combs PeakE 83°1,788 m17.9 mi
Iron Spring MountainENE 56°1,750 m14.1 mi
Birch HillSE 124°1,737 m3.9 mi
Gordon PointNNW 330°1,722 m2.1 mi
Cahuilla MountainNNE 23°1,719 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:3919:2420:01
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:4816:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444447525968747569605044
Precip in5.97.34.62.00.90.20.30.70.51.22.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palomar MTN Obsy, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1868464 — Doane Pond, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358844575

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