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Dylan Key

Dylan Key from directly overhead

Dylan Key is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. High Point stands 1,873 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Temecula Creek Trail Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

Dylan Key died in June 2024 near here while attempting to go to an unknown park, and died in a car accident involving a drunk driver.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.48108, -117.07498

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Temecula Creek Trail Park: 0.2 mi
  • Stephen Linen Jr Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Vail Ranch Park: 0.6 mi
  • Galleron Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pablo Apis Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Springs: 41
  • Pechanga Hot Springs: 3.5 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 5.0 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Sawyer Spring: 9.8 mi
Museums: 36
Historic sites: 32
  • Chloe Honeycutt Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Eldon Rotz Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Sara M. Margiotta Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Ronald Reagan Tribute: 3.1 mi
  • Unborn Child Memorial: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 27
Artworks: 19
  • Redhawk Logo: 1.2 mi
  • Hungry Wolf: 2.4 mi
  • A Child's Wonderland: 3.0 mi
  • Historic Fire Wagon 28: 4.2 mi
  • Old Town Arch: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 7.5 mi
  • Upper Barker Valley Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Lower Barker Valley Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Dylan Key. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointESE 121°1,873 m16.0 mi
Birch HillSE 132°1,737 m17.8 mi
Gordon PointSE 131°1,722 m12.0 mi
Cahuilla MountainENE 69°1,719 m18.0 mi
Morgan HillSE 131°1,718 m11.7 mi
Boucher HillSE 138°1,651 m13.5 mi
Aguanga MountainESE 120°1,648 m18.6 mi
Eagle CragSE 133°1,538 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4019:2520:02
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:4916:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616468747675716357
Precip in3.23.72.01.00.40.10.10.20.10.71.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallbrook 5 NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12563260827

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