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Butterfly Garden

Butterfly Garden from directly overhead

Butterfly Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Pleasants Peak stands 1,211 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntington Central Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 28 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates33.70451, -118.00589

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
  • WWII 16 inch Gun Mount: 2.7 mi
  • WWII 16 inch Gun Mount: 2.7 mi
  • Trần Hưng Đạo: 3.4 mi
  • Emperor Quang Trung: 5.2 mi
  • WWII Submarine Monument: 5.7 mi
Attractions
  • World's largest surfboard: 3.1 mi
  • Crank 'n' Roll: 7.7 mi
  • Crazy Bus: 7.7 mi
  • Rewind Racers: 7.7 mi
  • Freeway Coaster: 7.7 mi
Artworks
  • Ronald Reagan stature: 4.1 mi
  • Tran Hung Doa statue: 4.1 mi
  • Miguel Hidalgo statue: 4.2 mi
  • Historic Costa Mesa: 5.3 mi
  • Mesa Verde Sign: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 46
  • Randall Preserve: 6.1 mi
  • Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 7.7 mi
  • Marine Stadium Reserve: 8.3 mi
  • San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 9.6 mi
  • William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 11.4 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Landing Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Cadillac Range: 8.6 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 8.9 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 9.0 mi
  • Signal Hill: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 17
Picnic sites: 17
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 10.4 mi
Springs: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Washout Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.7 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Historic Dam: 15.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasants PeakENE 74°1,211 m23.8 mi
Sierra PeakENE 63°928 m22.6 mi
Flores PeakE 88°566 m22.1 mi
San Juan HillNE 47°543 m21.1 mi
Bolero PointE 89°534 m20.2 mi
Gilman PeakNE 41°514 m20.1 mi
Andersen BumpNE 46°482 m20.9 mi
San Pedro HillW 279°449 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:3020:06
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585860636568737473686357
Precip in2.62.61.60.50.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard536 obs
  • Western Bluebird495 obs
  • Vermilion Flycatcher461 obs
  • White-faced Ibis398 obs
  • Canada Goose325 obs
  • American Coot311 obs
  • Black Phoebe310 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel305 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/605082415

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