Mission Dam
Mission Dam is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1807
- Height
- 7.01 m
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Skofield Park: 0.9 mi
- Rocky Nook Park: 1.1 mi
- Laurel Canyon Park: 1.1 mi
- Sheffield Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Mission Historical Park: 1.4 mi
- Beacon Of Hope: 2.2 mi
- California Fishroom: 2.2 mi
- Cubist Fish: 2.2 mi
- Fossil Erosion: 2.2 mi
- Octopus: 2.2 mi
- Bubb's Peak: 1.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 1.0 mi
- Arlington Peak: 1.7 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 2.0 mi
- White Mountain: 2.3 mi
- El Cuartel: 2.6 mi
- Las Barrancas Trailhead: 2.7 mi
- root cellar: 3.1 mi
- possible root cellar location: 3.1 mi
- The Pauper's Cemetery: 3.4 mi
- Veronica Springs: 3.8 mi
- Montecito Hot Springs: 4.1 mi
- Laurel Springs: 6.1 mi
- Middle Camuesa Spring: 6.9 mi
- 19 Oaks Spring: 8.2 mi
- West Beach: 3.5 mi
- East Beach: 3.6 mi
- Leadbetter Beach: 4.0 mi
- Arroyo Burro Beach: 4.3 mi
- Hendrys Beach: 4.4 mi
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: 1.3 mi
- Carriage Museum: 2.4 mi
- Bossé Toy Train Museum: 2.4 mi
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 2.5 mi
- Santa Barbara Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
- Canyon: 0.0 mi
- Sycamore Grove: 0.1 mi
- Fallen Forest: 0.1 mi
- Desert: 0.1 mi
- Home Demo: 0.2 mi
- Harriet Miller Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Area 2: 4.5 mi
- Area 7: 4.5 mi
- Area 1: 4.6 mi
- Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Mission Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Formal Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Dart Coffee Co. Garden: 3.2 mi
- Lotusland: 3.2 mi
- San Marcos Foothills Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Modoc Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Casa Dorinda Oak Woodland: 4.6 mi
- Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve: 8.3 mi
- Del Sol Vernal Pool Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Seven Falls: 1.1 mi
- Tangerine Falls: 3.0 mi
- Hot Springs Falls: 4.1 mi
- Wellhouse Falls: 6.6 mi
- Sisquoc Falls: 19.7 mi
- Barger Bluff: 2.5 mi
- San Ysidro Rock: 5.0 mi
- Fire Crags: 5.3 mi
- Lizards Mouth: 9.5 mi
- San Roque Arch: 2.2 mi
- Elusive Arch: 9.6 mi
- Little Caliente Spring: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mission Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Mountain | N 11° | 2,077 m | 16.8 mi |
| Madulce Peak | NNE 23° | 1,993 m | 17.4 mi |
| San Rafael Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,973 m | 18.4 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,887 m | 18.5 mi |
| Samon Peak | N 11° | 1,840 m | 19.4 mi |
| Monte Arido | ENE 68° | 1,831 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cuyama Peak | NNE 33° | 1,787 m | 24.4 mi |
| Old Man Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,688 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
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 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1378827443
Day trips start here
- Santa Barbara · 3 mi
- Montecito · 5 mi
- Goleta · 6 mi
- Carpinteria · 12 mi
- Cachuma Lake Recreation Area · 16 mi
- Santa Barbara County · 19 mi
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