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Easter Cross, a attraction in California
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Easter Cross is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 244 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

Mount Soledad, also known as Soledad Mountain, is a prominent landmark in San Diego, California, United States. The mountaintop is the site of the Mount Soledad Cross.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q337916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
13 m
Elevation
244 m
Material
concrete
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.83981, -117.24467
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Peaks
Attractions
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Beaches: 28
Nature reserves: 27
Cliffs: 26
  • Sunset Cliffs: 7.3 mi
  • Del Mar Bluff: 7.6 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 7.9 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 7.9 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 8.5 mi
Springs: 6
  • Dog Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 21.8 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 17.6 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 19.4 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 7.2 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 8.9 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 10.9 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Easter Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainNE 54°878 m19.7 mi
North Iron MountainENE 57°824 m19.6 mi
Iron MountainENE 62°818 m19.1 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakENE 59°802 m19.9 mi
Middle SummitENE 60°790 m19.6 mi
San Miguel MountainESE 119°782 m20.5 mi
Mount EllieENE 58°743.712 m19.2 mi
Wildwood MountainENE 61°725.424 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555658606264687068655955
Precip in2.32.51.40.60.30.00.10.00.20.60.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Seaworld, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660587 — Easter Cross, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/150964201

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