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Escondido Beach

Escondido Beach from directly overhead

Escondido Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is MRCA Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 30 miles off.

The story

beach in Los Angeles County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49320659, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.02480, -118.76937

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Trancas Canyon Park: 4.5 mi
  • Legacy Park: 4.7 mi
  • Juan Bautista de Anza Park: 7.9 mi
  • Foxfield Park: 8.3 mi
  • Three Springs Park: 8.5 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 26
Picnic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 6
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 1.4 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 1.4 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 3.9 mi
  • Kima Point: 9.7 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 11.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.3 mi
Springs: 6
  • The Grotto: 10.5 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 17.9 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 18.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 12.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Escondido Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandstone PeakNW 305°948 m11.4 mi
Tri PeaksWNW 303°917 m12.3 mi
Exchange PeakWNW 302°899 m11.9 mi
Big DomeNW 304°887.5 m12.3 mi
Boney MountainWNW 299°865 m12.4 mi
Castro PeakNNW 348°855 m4.3 mi
Saddle PeakENE 61°851 m7.5 mi
Simi PeakN 357°732 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4519:3320:10
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1216:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657586063656666636057
Precip in3.13.11.70.60.20.10.00.00.00.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/38340877

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