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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

Peaks
  • Oak Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Buck Mesa: 4.8 mi
  • Pu'eska Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Mount Olympus: 5.1 mi
  • Tourmaline Queen Mountain: 6.3 mi
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
Springs: 39
  • Pechanga Hot Springs: 3.5 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 5.0 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Sawyer Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Iodine Spring: 13.1 mi
Museums: 36
Historic sites: 29
  • Chloe Honeycutt Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Eldon Rotz Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Sara M. Margiotta Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Unborn Child Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Singing in the Rain: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 21
Artworks: 10
  • 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 19.3 miles of Dylan Key. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointESE1,873 m16.0 mi
Birch HillSE1,737 m17.8 mi
Gordon PointSE1,722 m12.0 mi
Cahuilla MountainENE1,719 m18.0 mi
Morgan HillSE1,718 m11.7 mi
Boucher HillSE1,651 m13.5 mi
Aguanga MountainESE1,648 m18.6 mi
Eagle CragSE1,538 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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