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Petrified Tree

Petrified Tree from directly overhead

Petrified Tree is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Frontierland Landing, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
September 1957
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.81197, -117.92051

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Zocalo Park: 0.0 mi
  • Magnolia Park: 0.1 mi
  • London Park: 0.2 mi
  • Centooinial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Car Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
  • Ngendei: 0.1 mi
  • Pele: 0.1 mi
  • Hika Kuluua: 0.1 mi
  • Tangaroa•Ru: 0.1 mi
  • Tangaroa: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
  • Emerald Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Memorial Gardens: 2.0 mi
  • Garden Grove Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Grotto of Our Lady: 2.9 mi
  • Hundred Oaks Trail Native Garden: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 49
  • Cascade Peak: 0.1 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 0.1 mi
  • Cadillac Range: 0.5 mi
  • East Coyote Hills: 5.6 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Picnic sites: 27
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 9.4 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 9.8 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 9.9 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 10.2 mi
Springs: 15
Beaches: 14
Waterfalls: 9
  • Schweitzer Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Washout Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 0.3 mi
  • Historic Dam: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.6 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 24.0 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Petrified Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakESE 107°1,734 m23.3 mi
Modjeska PeakESE 106°1,675 m22.5 mi
Pleasants PeakE 93°1,211 m18.1 mi
Bald PeakE 100°1,197 m22.4 mi
Bedford PeakE 99°1,161 m19.9 mi
Sierra PeakE 80°928 m15.5 mi
Flores PeakESE 112°566 m18.5 mi
San Juan HillNE 56°543 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:06
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646771757775696257
Precip in2.83.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1233369108

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