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Edward "Bud" Girard

Edward "Bud" Girard from directly overhead

Edward "Bud" Girard is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. Reyes Peak stands 2,284 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is San Ysidro Rock, a cliff 0.2 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
granite
Inscription
Dedicated toEdward "Bud" Girardby his loving way, family, and friendsfor years of devoted service helping preserve the trails in these mountains.MONTECITO TRAILS FOUNDATION 2000
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Coordinates34.45389, -119.62757
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Manning Park: 1.4 mi
  • Upper Manning Park: 1.4 mi
  • Lower Manning Park: 1.4 mi
  • Gould Park: 1.5 mi
  • Hale Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Montecito Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Ortega Hill: 2.5 mi
  • White Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Bubb's Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 55
Historic sites: 54
Springs: 41
  • Montecito Hot Springs: 0.9 mi
  • Agua Caliente Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Veronica Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Middle Camuesa Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 28
Museums: 27
Gardens: 26
Attractions: 25
  • Flamingos: 3.2 mi
  • Giraffe: 3.2 mi
  • African Lions: 3.2 mi
  • Fennic Fox: 3.2 mi
  • Black Swan: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Picnic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hot Springs Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Seven Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Sisquoc Falls: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 6.6 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 14.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 6.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edward "Bud" Girard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reyes PeakENE 58°2,284 m23.2 mi
Haddock MountainENE 62°2,265 m24.9 mi
Big Pine MountainN 355°2,077 m16.9 mi
Madulce PeakN 7°1,993 m16.5 mi
San Rafael MountainNNW 329°1,973 m20.7 mi
McKinley MountainNW 324°1,887 m21.2 mi
Samon PeakN 357°1,840 m19.4 mi
Monte AridoENE 57°1,831 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:4719:3820:15
September equinox06:4718:2418:57
December solstice07:0216:1416:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969666156
Precip in4.44.43.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8399206896

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