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Mission Rose Garden

Mission Rose Garden from directly overhead

Mission Rose Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Historical Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates34.43745, -119.71169

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mission Historical Park: 0.1 mi
  • El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rocky Nook Park: 0.4 mi
  • Orpet Park: 0.4 mi
  • Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 51
Peaks: 49
  • Lavigia Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Dibblee Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 2.4 mi
  • Bubb's Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Arlington Peak: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 44
Springs: 31
  • Veronica Springs: 2.5 mi
  • Montecito Hot Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Middle Camuesa Spring: 8.4 mi
  • 19 Oaks Spring: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 27
Museums: 24
Attractions: 24
Picnic sites: 15
Gardens: 14
Nature reserves: 14
Waterfalls: 5
  • Seven Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Hot Springs Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Sisquoc Falls: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 3.3 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 9.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 8.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainN 10°2,077 m18.3 mi
Madulce PeakNNE 21°1,993 m18.8 mi
San Rafael MountainNNW 343°1,973 m19.8 mi
McKinley MountainNNW 337°1,887 m19.8 mi
Samon PeakN 10°1,840 m20.9 mi
Monte AridoENE 63°1,831 m15.6 mi
Old Man MountainENE 69°1,688 m15.7 mi
Santa Cruz PeakNNW 340°1,687 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3819:11
June solstice05:4819:3820:15
September equinox06:4818:2418:57
December solstice07:0216:1516:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969666156
Precip in4.44.43.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, 2 mi away.

  • red-cage fungus510 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard402 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker261 obs
  • Western Honey Bee232 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco199 obs
  • Black-bellied Slender Salamander181 obs
  • Pacific chorus frog178 obs
  • Monarch162 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/926168713

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