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Coyote Bluff

Coyote Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Coyote Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 125 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Reikers Point, a historic site 0.7 miles away. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
125 m
Getting there

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Coordinates33.46503, -117.64449
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
  • Reikers Point: 0.7 mi
  • San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • The Great Stone Church: 2.8 mi
  • Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • Park Semper Fi: 3.3 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • Made In OC: 2.4 mi
  • Bird Houses: 2.9 mi
  • Gandhi: 8.1 mi
  • Marie Curie: 8.1 mi
  • Laguna Beach "L": 9.3 mi
Peaks: 51
Attractions: 50
Springs: 30
Beaches: 22
  • Poche Beach: 1.4 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Group Campsite: 2.0 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 2.4 mi
  • North Beach: 2.5 mi
Museums: 21
Gardens: 18
Nature reserves: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 13.0 mi
  • Vista Point: 14.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 16.7 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 3.3 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNNE 20°1,734 m18.1 mi
Modjeska PeakNNE 18°1,675 m18.5 mi
ClarkE 101°1,527 m18.1 mi
Trabuco PeakNNE 31°1,401 m19.1 mi
Los Pinos PeakNE 36°1,373 m17.0 mi
Horsethief PeakNE 35°1,315 m18.7 mi
Pleasants PeakN 5°1,211 m23.0 mi
Bald PeakNNE 17°1,197 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:04
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358782623

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