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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
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
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
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
Historic sites: 55
  • 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
Gardens: 39
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
Nature reserves: 23
Cliffs: 21
  • 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
Beaches: 20
Waterfalls: 9
  • 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 16.4 miles of Jake Porter Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corte Madera MountainE1,418 m15.5 mi
Viejas MountainNE1,272 m9.4 mi
Chiquito PeakENE1,268 m13.2 mi
Poser MountainENE1,186 m12.1 mi
Dexter PeakENE1,164 m14.3 mi
Gaskill PeakESE1,157 m8.7 mi
Lyons PeakSE1,139 m7.7 mi
El Cajon MountainNNE1,112 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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