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Jake Porter Memorial

Jake Porter Memorial from directly overhead

Jake Porter Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Corte Madera Mountain stands 1,418 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mesa, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Jake 2006 - 2025
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.78196, -116.85691
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Mesa: 0.9 mi
  • McGinty Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Sycuan Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Jamul Butte: 6.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 6.7 mi
Parks
  • South Lane County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Nancy Jane County Park: 1.9 mi
  • Old Ironsides County Park: 3.3 mi
  • Woodhaven Park: 3.6 mi
  • John F Kennedy Park: 3.8 mi
Artworks
  • The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 4.6 mi
  • Blessed Mother: 6.9 mi
  • Mariposa Lane: 10.1 mi
  • Magic Water Horse: 10.7 mi
  • Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Big Bird, Oscar, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Henry and Abby's Statue: 16.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Alpine Veteran's Wall of Honor: 6.1 mi
  • Louis A. Stezler Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • They Cared Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Olympic Flame: 11.5 mi
  • Aztec Center: 12.4 mi
Attractions
  • COVID climb: 8.1 mi
  • Lemon Grove Big Lemon: 10.5 mi
  • Abby's Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Sesame Street Party Parade: 16.1 mi
  • Storytime: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 40
Springs: 31
  • La Honda Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Five Willow Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Deerhorn Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 28
  • Quarry Wall: 7.9 mi
  • TOE: 8.1 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 8.2 mi
  • Main Wall: 8.3 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 10
  • Adobe Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 16.4 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 23.5 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Jake Porter Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corte Madera MountainE 96°1,418 m15.5 mi
Viejas MountainNE 54°1,272 m9.4 mi
Chiquito PeakENE 69°1,268 m13.2 mi
Poser MountainENE 60°1,186 m12.1 mi
Dexter PeakENE 71°1,164 m14.3 mi
Gaskill PeakESE 110°1,157 m8.7 mi
Lyons PeakSE 136°1,139 m7.7 mi
El Cajon MountainNNE 13°1,112 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2718:59
June solstice05:4119:2319:59
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:4716:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636670757775686155
Precip in2.32.61.90.80.30.10.20.00.10.51.01.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Cajon, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12679325507

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