Costeau Pit Monument
Costeau Pit Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Costeau Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
prehistoric giant ground sloth statue
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Costeau Park: 0.0 mi
- Beckenham Park: 0.3 mi
- Stockport Park: 0.4 mi
- Aegean Hills Park: 0.4 mi
- Clarington Park: 0.5 mi
- The Pacific Promise: 2.4 mi
- Peace Obelisk: 2.4 mi
- Marie Curie: 3.9 mi
- Gandhi: 3.9 mi
- Folded Circle Three Rings: 4.8 mi
- Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center: 4.6 mi
- Great Park Balloon: 5.9 mi
- Great Park Carousel: 5.9 mi
- Old Towne Irvine: 6.5 mi
- Mission San Juan Capistrano: 6.8 mi
- Temple Hill: 4.9 mi
- Niguel Hill: 6.4 mi
- Aliso Peak: 6.9 mi
- Signal Peak: 6.9 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 7.6 mi
- USPS Lake Forest dedication plaque: 1.7 mi
- Aguaje del Cuate: 1.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Wisdom Courage Compassion: 3.9 mi
- William James Edwards. Jr.: 4.8 mi
- Garden Center 1: 2.6 mi
- Niguel Botanical Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
- Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 9.2 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 9.3 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 4.1 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 6.7 mi
- Blas Aguilar Adobe: 7.0 mi
- Irvine Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Ocean Institute: 9.5 mi
- Tomato Spring: 6.8 mi
- Crow Spring: 9.2 mi
- Dripping Springs: 9.3 mi
- Laurel Spring: 10.3 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 10.8 mi
- Arch Beach: 6.8 mi
- Baby Beach: 9.4 mi
- North Day Use Beach: 9.4 mi
- Group Campsite: 9.5 mi
- South Day Use Beach: 9.8 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 6.5 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 8.2 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 8.7 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 10.0 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 12.5 mi
- Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 9.3 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 10.7 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 12.1 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 13.7 mi
- Black Star Canyon Falls: 13.9 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 9.0 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 9.1 mi
- Coyote Corner Group Area: 13.8 mi
- Deer Den Group Area: 14.0 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 9.6 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 24.1 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 16.5 mi
- Willard: 18.5 mi
- Terra Cotta: 19.6 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 12.3 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Three Arches: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Costeau Pit Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NE 49° | 1,734 m | 11.9 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | NE 45° | 1,675 m | 11.9 mi |
| Clark | ESE 122° | 1,527 m | 24.1 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | ENE 60° | 1,401 m | 14.4 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | ENE 70° | 1,373 m | 13.5 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | ENE 65° | 1,315 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NNE 20° | 1,211 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bald Peak | NE 40° | 1,197 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4831638585
Day trips start here
- Beach Cities · 0 mi
- Laguna Hills · 0 mi
- Mission Viejo · 1 mi
- Aliso Viejo · 3 mi
- Lake Forest · 3 mi
- Laguna Niguel · 5 mi
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