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Mormon Battalion Monument

Mormon Battalion Monument from directly overhead

Mormon Battalion Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Otay Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Stockton, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

statue by Edward J. Fraughton, in Presidio Park, San Diego, California, United States

Wikidata Q65056915, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

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Coordinates32.75713, -117.19410
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Fort Stockton: 0.0 mi
  • Fray Junipero Serra: 0.2 mi
  • San Diego Presidio: 0.2 mi
  • Plaza de las Armas: 0.2 mi
  • First Raising of US Flag in San Diego: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Museums
  • Junipero Serra Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Seeley Stable Museum: 0.2 mi
  • El Museo de Casa Aguirre: 0.3 mi
  • San Diego Union Newspaper Building: 0.3 mi
  • First San Diego Courthouse: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Old Town Square: 0.3 mi
  • Land of the First People: 0.3 mi
  • Wallach & Goldman Square: 0.3 mi
  • Iron Horse Yard: 0.3 mi
  • Sefton Field: 0.3 mi
Attractions
  • Emperor: 1.7 mi
  • Wild Arctic Exhibit & Arctic Rescue Rollercoaster: 1.8 mi
  • Wild Arctic: 1.8 mi
  • Penguin Encounter: 1.8 mi
  • Journey to Atlantis: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Marston Point: 2.9 mi
  • La Jolla Mesa: 6.1 mi
  • Soledad Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • South Fortuna Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Kwaay Paay Peak: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 59
Cliffs: 26
  • Sunset Cliffs: 3.9 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.2 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 4.3 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.5 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Springs: 6
  • Dog Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 13.1 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 2.8 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 22.5 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 23.2 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Mormon Battalion Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Otay MountainESE 119°1,067 m23.2 mi
El CapitanENE 62°1,026 m23.9 mi
Silverdome IIENE 61°970.36 m23.1 mi
Woodson MountainNE 37°878 m21.7 mi
Sycuan PeakE 90°840 m22.5 mi
North Iron MountainNE 40°824 m21.2 mi
Iron MountainNE 43°818 m20.2 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakNE 42°802 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:01
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961636567717272686358
Precip in2.02.21.50.60.30.00.10.00.10.50.81.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/13459421649

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