Historic site · California
Yaquitepec
Yaquitepec is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 978 m. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghost Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates33.00106, -116.38622
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ghost Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Troutman Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Whale Peak: 4.5 mi
- Oriflamme Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Granite Mountain: 6.4 mi
Springs
- Taylor Spring: 5.3 mi
- Blue Spring: 5.4 mi
- Burro Spring: 5.7 mi
- Agua Caliente Springs: 5.9 mi
- Pepper Tree Spring: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 42
- Utahraptor: 13.8 mi
- Carnotaurus / Allosaurus: 13.8 mi
- Tyrannosaurus Rex: 13.8 mi
- Spinosaurus: 13.9 mi
- Hubbell Gateway: 14.3 mi
Parks: 20
- Vallecito Stage Station County Park: 2.5 mi
- Pedro Fages Monument: 9.1 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- cactus loop trail: 9.7 mi
- Laguna Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Harper's Cabin: 6.3 mi
- San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker: 9.0 mi
- Bill Kenyon Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Palm Spring: 11.2 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 15
- Warlock Mine: 11.7 mi
- Moteros: 12.0 mi
- Grinding Rock: 12.1 mi
- "Hollywood & Vine" Street Sign: 12.4 mi
- Volcan Mountain Air Beacon: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cottonwood Creek: 13.9 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 16.6 mi
- Three Sisters Waterfalls: 17.6 mi
- Kitchen Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
- Mildred Falls: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Banner: 10.4 mi
- Stratton: 10.8 mi
- Cuyamaca: 11.6 mi
- Eastwood: 14.3 mi
- Branson City: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Mud Palisades: 8.2 mi
- Perpendicular Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Monster Rocks: 18.0 mi
- Main Wall: 18.0 mi
- Bell Bluff: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- BBQ Area: 4.7 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Day Use Picnic Site: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Agua Caliente County Park: 5.8 mi
- Aztec Woods: 11.0 mi
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: 16.5 mi
Museums: 3
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 11.3 mi
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 13.6 mi
- Discovery Center: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 2
- desert garden: 9.5 mi
- Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Broken Ankle Bend: 11.3 mi
- Buckman Springs Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Warner Hot Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Yaquitepec. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyamaca Peak | WSW 254° | 1,979 m | 13.3 mi |
| Monument Peak | SSW 195° | 1,904 m | 7.8 mi |
| Wooded Hill | SSW 197° | 1,894 m | 10.8 mi |
| Stephenson Peak | S 191° | 1,889 m | 8.8 mi |
| San Ysidro Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,874 m | 18.6 mi |
| Piñon Point | SSW 191° | 1,832 m | 9.2 mi |
| North Peak | W 272° | 1,826 m | 11.6 mi |
| Garnet Peak | SW 219° | 1,800 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:22 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Laguna #3, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1769727166
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