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La Jolla Beach

La Jolla Beach, a beach in California
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La Jolla Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Santa Paula Peak stands 1,497 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mugu Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Ventura County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49321702, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates34.08290, -119.03538

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • South Quad: 5.4 mi
  • Ralph Bliss Memorial Courtyard: 5.4 mi
  • Central Quad/Mall: 5.5 mi
  • North Quad: 5.6 mi
  • El Dorado Park: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 54
Museums: 40
Historic sites: 34
Beaches: 32
Artworks: 29
Attractions: 22
  • Chumash Demonstration Village: 6.3 mi
  • Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 8.3 mi
  • Wildwood Tepee: 11.6 mi
  • Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: 12.4 mi
  • Hartley Botanica: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 19
Picnic sites: 7
  • Skunk Hollow: 11.3 mi
  • Wildwood Canyon: 11.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.4 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 11.5 mi
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Sycamore Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 14.9 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Grotto: 6.1 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 19.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Coba Arch: 16.4 mi
  • Arch Rock: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Jolla Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Paula PeakN 3°1,497 m24.7 mi
San Cayetano MountainN 7°1,275 m24.8 mi
Sandstone PeakENE 66°948 m6.4 mi
Tri PeaksENE 61°917 m5.6 mi
Exchange PeakENE 67°899 m5.6 mi
Big DomeENE 60°887.5 m5.8 mi
Boney MountainENE 65°865 m4.8 mi
Castro PeakE 89°855 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:08
June solstice05:4619:3520:12
September equinox06:4518:2118:54
December solstice06:5916:1316:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565557576063666665645955
Precip in2.43.92.20.50.40.10.00.00.10.40.91.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PT Mugu NF, 6 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Mugu Lagoon (ocean pier), 4 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358822407

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