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Semper Memento

Semper Memento from directly overhead

Semper Memento is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Laguna Art Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Memorial artwork featuring beams from the New York World Trade Center

What the record says

Built
2011

How to reach it

Coordinates33.54363, -117.79223

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens: 47
Peaks: 42
Springs: 30
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 13
  • Calit2 Patio: 7.4 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 13.2 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 4.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 52°1,734 m18.8 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 50°1,675 m18.8 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 59°1,401 m21.3 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 66°1,373 m20.3 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 63°1,315 m21.6 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 31°1,211 m20.5 mi
Bald PeakNE 45°1,197 m20.8 mi
Bedford PeakNE 39°1,161 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1718:49
December solstice06:5216:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10552712067

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