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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

Parks
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
Historic sites: 59
Peaks: 58
Gardens: 57
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 20
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.7 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 4.9 mi
  • Point Loma: 5.0 mi
  • Middle Earth: 10.5 mi
  • Limbo - Deviation: 10.6 mi
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 PeakE1,139 m23.9 mi
El Cajon MountainNE1,112 m24.9 mi
Otay MountainESE1,067 m20.9 mi
El CapitanNE1,026 m24.5 mi
Silverdome IINE970 m23.9 mi
Woodson MountainNNE878 m23.6 mi
Sycuan PeakE840 m21.6 mi
North Iron MountainNNE824 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 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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3138121800

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