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Alpine Historical Society

Alpine Historical Society from directly overhead

Alpine Historical Society is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 555 m. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpine Veteran's Wall of Honor, a historic site 1.1 miles away.

What to expect

Fee
donation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.82256, -116.77630

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Alpine Community Park: 1.1 mi
  • Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 1.4 mi
  • Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 1.5 mi
  • Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 1.5 mi
  • Auren Pierce Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Viejas Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Middle Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Sycuan Peak: 5.0 mi
  • The Mesa: 6.0 mi
  • Poser Mountain: 6.7 mi
Attractions
Museums
Springs: 38
  • Five Willow Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Ellis Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Tule Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Carl Spring: 8.9 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 34
Cliffs: 22
  • Bell Bluff: 4.6 mi
  • Quarry Wall: 5.6 mi
  • TOE: 5.9 mi
  • Main Wall: 6.0 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 15
  • San Diego River: 11.9 mi
  • Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 13.1 mi
  • Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon County Preserve: 13.6 mi
  • Dictionary Hill County Preserve: 14.2 mi
  • Proctor Valley Natural Resource Area: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 11.6 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 13.6 mi
  • The Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Creek: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Picnic Table: 21.6 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Alpine Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakNE 49°1,979 m13.1 mi
Middle PeakNE 43°1,795 m14.9 mi
Japacha PeakNE 53°1,771 m12.8 mi
East MesaENE 68°1,578 m15.0 mi
Oakzanita PeakENE 69°1,530 m13.3 mi
Guatay MountainE 83°1,485 m11.8 mi
Long Valley PeakE 97°1,473 m14.3 mi
Los Pinos MountainESE 118°1,466 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2718:59
June solstice05:4019:2319:59
September equinox06:3618:1318:45
December solstice06:4616:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535356596368737673665952
Precip in3.23.72.71.20.60.10.10.10.20.61.52.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1197052613

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