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Unconditional Surrender Monument

Unconditional Surrender Monument from directly overhead

Unconditional Surrender Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2013-02-16
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates32.71290, -117.17516

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 59
Peaks: 58
Cliffs: 26
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.7 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.7 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.8 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 4.9 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Springs: 6
  • Dog Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 11.9 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 2.2 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakE 92°1,139 m23.9 mi
El Cajon MountainNE 56°1,112 m24.9 mi
Otay MountainESE 113°1,067 m20.9 mi
El CapitanNE 55°1,026 m24.5 mi
Silverdome IINE 54°970.36 m23.9 mi
Woodson MountainNNE 30°878 m23.6 mi
Sycuan PeakE 82°840 m21.6 mi
North Iron MountainNNE 33°824 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:00
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3138121800

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