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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: 50
  • 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: 46
  • Hubbell Gateway: 2.0 mi
  • Utahraptor: 16.7 mi
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex: 16.7 mi
  • Carnotaurus / Allosaurus: 16.8 mi
  • Spinosaurus: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 27
Historic sites: 20
Cliffs: 11
  • 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: 10
  • 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: 6
  • Picnic Table: 4.8 mi
  • 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 16.5 miles of Julian Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hot Springs MountainN 4°1,985 m16.5 mi
Cuyamaca PeakS 182°1,979 m9.0 mi
Monument PeakSE 141°1,904 m16.5 mi
San Ysidro MountainNNE 26°1,873.6 m13.6 mi
North PeakS 170°1,826 m4.9 mi
Garnet PeakSE 142°1,800 m13.3 mi
Middle PeakS 179°1,795 m6.6 mi
Japacha PeakS 180°1,771 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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