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Camp Wright Historical Marker

Camp Wright Historical Marker is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 833 m. Thomas Mountain stands 2,083 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Grove Stage Station Historical Marker, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

The story

park in San Diego County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49476724, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
833 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.38837, -116.79336

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Sourdough Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Dick Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Sycamore Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Million Dollar Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Adobe Springs: 5.6 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Parks
  • Telescope Pads: 5.9 mi
  • Doane Valley Natural Preserve: 7.3 mi
  • Boden Field: 7.4 mi
  • Palomar Mountain State Park: 7.6 mi
  • Minor Park: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 24
Gardens: 20
Artworks: 20
  • Hungry Wolf: 17.9 mi
  • Redhawk Logo: 18.2 mi
  • A Child's Wonderland: 20.4 mi
  • Horse: 21.1 mi
  • Horse: 21.1 mi
Museums: 14
Waterfalls: 6
  • Lower Barker Valley Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Upper Barker Valley Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Maidenhair Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Camp Wright Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thomas MountainNNE 22°2,083 m17.2 mi
Little Thomas MountainNNE 19°2,002 m17.6 mi
Hot Springs MountainESE 112°1,985 m13.3 mi
Combs PeakE 88°1,878 m10.8 mi
San Ysidro MountainESE 119°1,873.6 m19.4 mi
High PointSW 235°1,873 m3.0 mi
South Combs PeakE 96°1,788 m11.6 mi
The ThimbleESE 120°1,761.4 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3919:2420:01
September equinox06:3618:1318:45
December solstice06:4816:0616:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444447525968747569605044
Precip in5.97.34.62.00.90.20.30.70.51.22.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palomar MTN Obsy, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358801019

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