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San Onofre Bluff

San Onofre Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

San Onofre Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 44 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Smugglers Sink, a historic site 1.0 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
44 m
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Coordinates33.36059, -117.54032
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites: 35
  • Smugglers Sink: 1.0 mi
  • Camp Pendleton: 5.3 mi
  • Park Semper Fi: 6.2 mi
  • Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens: 6.3 mi
  • Reikers Point: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 32
Museums: 31
Springs: 23
Beaches: 19
  • Church: 2.4 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 4.0 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 4.2 mi
  • T Street Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Shipwreck Shore: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 11.7 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 18.6 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Rotary Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 20.4 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Vista Point: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of San Onofre Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakN 1°1,734 m24.2 mi
Modjeska PeakN 360°1,675 m24.8 mi
ClarkENE 72°1,527 m12.3 mi
Trabuco PeakN 9°1,401 m23.9 mi
Los Pinos PeakN 11°1,373 m21.4 mi
Horsethief PeakNNE 12°1,315 m23.0 mi
San Mateo PeakNNE 28°1,095 m19.8 mi
Elsinore PeakNE 34°1,078 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:02
June solstice05:4219:2720:04
September equinox06:3918:1618:48
December solstice06:5116:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555557606367707270665954

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pendleton Mcas, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358792136

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