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Costeau Pit Monument

Costeau Pit Monument from directly overhead

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

Coordinates33.59859, -117.69187

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens: 40
Springs: 33
Beaches: 23
  • 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
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 12
  • Group Picnic #1: 6.3 mi
  • Vista Point: 6.7 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 9.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 49°1,734 m11.9 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 45°1,675 m11.9 mi
ClarkESE 122°1,527 m24.1 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 60°1,401 m14.4 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 70°1,373 m13.5 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 65°1,315 m14.8 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 20°1,211 m14.5 mi
Bald PeakNE 40°1,197 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4831638585

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