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Julian Jail

Julian Jail from directly overhead

Julian Jail is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,283 m. Hot Springs Mountain stands 1,985 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Julian County Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1914
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.07656, -116.60118
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eastwood Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 2.6 mi
  • Cosmit Peak: 4.9 mi
  • North Peak: 4.9 mi
  • Dye Mountain: 5.2 mi
Springs
  • Rock Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Ironside Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Catfish Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Iron Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Paroli Spring: 6.6 mi
Parks: 48
  • Julian County Park: 0.1 mi
  • Jess Martin County Park: 0.5 mi
  • Frank Lane Park: 0.7 mi
  • Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Inaja Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Hubbell Gateway: 2.0 mi
  • Utahraptor: 16.7 mi
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex: 16.7 mi
  • Carnotaurus / Allosaurus: 16.8 mi
  • Spinosaurus: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 24
Historic sites: 20
Cliffs: 10
  • Main Wall: 16.2 mi
  • Monster Rocks: 16.2 mi
  • Perpendicular Bluff: 17.0 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 17.8 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Mildred Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 8.7 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Maidenhair Falls: 14.3 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • BBQ Area: 10.1 mi
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Day Use Picnic Site: 13.8 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • desert garden: 13.8 mi
  • Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 14.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Julian Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hot Springs MountainN1,985 m16.5 mi
Cuyamaca PeakS1,979 m9.0 mi
Monument PeakSE1,904 m16.5 mi
San Ysidro MountainNNE1,874 m13.6 mi
North PeakS1,826 m4.9 mi
Garnet PeakSE1,800 m13.3 mi
Middle PeakS1,795 m6.6 mi
Japacha PeakS1,771 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:58
June solstice05:3919:2319:59
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4616:0616:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464649535867747469605245
Precip in4.75.33.91.90.80.10.20.30.41.12.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Julian CDF, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/250913644

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