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Mission Cross

Mission Cross from directly overhead

Mission Cross is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Reyes Peak stands 2,284 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Junipero Serra, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
San Buenaventura Mission Cross restored September 9, 1912 by the Alice M. Bartlett Club of San Buenaventura, California, to take the place of the Mission Cross Erected on this spot by the Franciscan missionary padre junipero serra 1782
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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.28463, -119.29622
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Serra Cross Park: 0.0 mi
  • Eastwood Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ventura Botanical Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Albinger Archeological Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Downtown Mini Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Loma de la Cruz: 0.0 mi
  • Red Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 7.8 mi
  • Rincon Mountain: 9.3 mi
  • Sulphur Mountain: 10.1 mi
Museums: 43
Nature reserves: 36
Historic sites: 30
  • Junipero Serra: 0.0 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 0.3 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 0.3 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 0.3 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 0.3 mi
Beaches: 28
  • Little Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Big Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Surfer's Knoll: 3.5 mi
  • Faria Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Mandalay State Beach: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 20
Attractions: 15
Springs: 13
  • Sulphur Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Bellyache Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Wilsie Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Kerr Spring: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • 33 Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Rose Valley Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 18.1 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 18.6 mi
  • White Swift Falls: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Area 2: 5.1 mi
  • Area 4: 18.2 mi
  • Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 18.5 mi
  • Skunk Hollow: 22.1 mi
  • Wildwood Canyon: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Foothill Crag "The Foot": 13.1 mi
  • Topatopa Bluff: 17.8 mi
  • San Ysidro Rock: 22.0 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Mission Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reyes PeakN 2°2,284 m23.9 mi
Haddock MountainN 8°2,265 m23.6 mi
Thorn PointNNE 23°2,092 m24.2 mi
Hines PeakNE 39°2,041 m20.1 mi
Topatopa BluffNE 36°1,945 m18.3 mi
Monte AridoNNW 331°1,831 m20.1 mi
Chief PeakNNE 25°1,703 m17.2 mi
Old Man MountainNNW 331°1,688 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:09
June solstice05:4619:3620:13
September equinox06:4618:2218:55
December solstice07:0016:1316:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565757596164676767656056
Precip in2.93.32.30.70.30.10.00.00.10.50.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxnard Ventura CO AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12753644058

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