Drop Zone
Drop Zone is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Pleasants Peak stands 1,211 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Balloon Ride, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 45'
What to expect
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Balloon Ride: 0.0 mi
- Barnstormer Planes: 0.0 mi
- Freeway Coaster: 0.0 mi
- Rewind Racers: 0.0 mi
- Rescue 911: 0.0 mi
- Twila Reid Park: 0.6 mi
- Hollenbeck Park: 0.7 mi
- Stanton Central Park: 0.7 mi
- Hansen Park: 0.8 mi
- Schweitzer Park: 1.0 mi
- Independence Hall: 1.8 mi
- Old Maizeland School: 2.0 mi
- Rivera (Old Maizeland) School: 2.0 mi
- Drilling Contest: 2.0 mi
- Knott's Berry Farm 100th Anniversary Time Capsule: 2.0 mi
- Catawampus: 2.0 mi
- Steamroller: 2.0 mi
- Saltina: 2.1 mi
- Marimar: 2.2 mi
- Cornelia: 2.2 mi
- Western Trails Museum: 2.0 mi
- Stanley Ranch Museum: 3.7 mi
- Walt Disney's Apartment: 4.2 mi
- Los Alamitos Museum: 4.6 mi
- MUZEO: 4.7 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady: 3.3 mi
- Emerald Garden: 4.1 mi
- Westminster Conversation Garden: 4.1 mi
- Garden Grove Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Long Beach Community Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 8.1 mi
- Marine Stadium Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Cascade Peak: 4.1 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Cadillac Range: 4.4 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 6.1 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 6.5 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Mother's Beach: 8.3 mi
- Hidden Valley: 12.2 mi
- Creekside: 12.3 mi
- Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Mother's Beach: 8.3 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 8.9 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 10.5 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 10.6 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 11.3 mi
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 15.3 mi
- McDermont Spring: 16.3 mi
- Tomato Spring: 18.3 mi
- Dripping Springs: 18.8 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 19.8 mi
- Washout Falls: 4.2 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 4.2 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 4.2 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 4.2 mi
- Historic Dam: 12.7 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 18.9 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 20.6 mi
- Spa Palace: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drop Zone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasants Peak | E 93° | 1,211 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bedford Peak | E 98° | 1,161 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sierra Peak | E 83° | 928 m | 19.6 mi |
| Flores Peak | ESE 108° | 566 m | 22.5 mi |
| San Juan Hill | ENE 65° | 543 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bolero Point | ESE 111° | 534 m | 20.8 mi |
| Gilman Peak | ENE 59° | 514 m | 14.5 mi |
| Andersen Bump | ENE 64° | 482 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:30 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
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 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5895162910
Day trips start here
- Stanton · 1 mi
- Buena Park · 3 mi
- Cypress · 3 mi
- Garden Grove · 3 mi
- Anaheim · 4 mi
- Disneyland · 4 mi
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