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Rancho Temescal

Rancho Temescal from directly overhead

Rancho Temescal is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the south-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom's Mining Company, a attraction 0.2 miles away.

human settlement in California, United States of America

What the record says

Founded
1819

How to reach it

Coordinates33.76910, -117.49000

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Tom's Mining Company: 0.2 mi
  • Shooting Gallery: 0.3 mi
  • Tractor Driving: 0.3 mi
  • Train Ride: 0.3 mi
  • Little Warriors Arena: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Maze: 0.9 mi
  • Indian Pictographs Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
  • Montecito Ranch Park: 1.3 mi
  • Terramor Park: 1.4 mi
  • Coral Canyon Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • Botanical Wedding Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Victoria Ave Pocket Park Gartden: 9.5 mi
  • Library Mall: 9.8 mi
  • Hamilton Terrace: 9.9 mi
Artworks
Museums: 58
Springs: 39
Nature reserves: 38
Picnic sites: 18
  • Goat Shed Point: 8.1 mi
  • Vista Point: 9.8 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 10.4 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 14.7 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 7
  • Norco Bluffs: 12.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 12.6 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 12.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 12.9 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Rancho Temescal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakSSW 212°1,734 m4.8 mi
Modjeska PeakSW 222°1,675 m4.6 mi
Trabuco PeakS 169°1,401 m4.7 mi
Los Pinos PeakS 172°1,373 m7.3 mi
Horsethief PeakSSE 162°1,315 m6.0 mi
Pleasants PeakWNW 286°1,211 m7.0 mi
Bald PeakWSW 250°1,197 m2.8 mi
Bedford PeakW 268°1,161 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4119:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545559636874808177696053
Precip in3.02.81.50.50.20.10.20.10.20.50.62.0

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

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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