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San Pasqual

San Pasqual from directly overhead

San Pasqual is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Pine Mountain stands 1,284 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

ghost town in San Diego County, California, United States

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Coordinates33.08920, -116.98000
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Africa Tram: 1.1 mi
  • Lions: 1.1 mi
  • Balloon Safari: 1.2 mi
  • Mawazo Woods Discovery Area: 1.2 mi
  • Elephant Valley: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Muffler Man: 6.2 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 6.5 mi
  • The Hawk: 9.7 mi
  • Wired Circle: 11.3 mi
  • Rockwell Steps: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 44
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 1.4 mi
  • Circle Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Abraxas Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Arboretum: 12.3 mi
  • Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 12.4 mi
Museums: 42
  • Classic Rotors Museum: 5.2 mi
  • San Diego Children's Discovery Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Escondido Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Guy R. Woodward Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Poway Heritage Museum: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 40
Nature reserves: 25
Springs: 24
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Bear Spring: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Net Muc: 14.3 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 15.9 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 15.9 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 15.9 mi
  • Main Wall: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • Washtub Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 16.0 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 4.9 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
  • Silvercrest Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of San Pasqual. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNE 35°1,284 m12.3 mi
Gem HillNE 51°1,230 m13.3 mi
Black MountainENE 64°1,214 m11.1 mi
Rodriguez MountainNNE 24°1,183 m10.9 mi
Rock MountainSE 138°996 m14.6 mi
Witch Creek MountainE 93°991 m14.7 mi
Corral MountainENE 76°987 m11.9 mi
Silverdome IISSE 146°970.36 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:4019:2420:01
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:4816:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636670757774686154
Precip in2.73.02.00.90.40.10.30.00.10.51.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Pasqual Animal PK, 1 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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