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Box Springs Mountain Open Space (City)

Box Springs Mountain Open Space (City) from directly overhead

Box Springs Mountain Open Space (City) is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 404 m. Mount R stands 1,931 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Climbing, a cliff 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Riverside
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.98768, -117.31119
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • 3 Piece Pile: 0.5 mi
  • Big 'C': 1.2 mi
  • Things Change: 1.4 mi
  • Riverside Gateway: 1.6 mi
  • Riverside Gateway: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Islander Park: 0.7 mi
  • Highland Park: 1.0 mi
  • St George's Interfaith Meditation Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Spring Mountain Ranch Park: 1.3 mi
  • Pierce Lawn: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • South Africa: 1.2 mi
  • Lilac Lane: 1.2 mi
  • North American Desert: 1.2 mi
  • North Coast: 1.2 mi
  • Deciduous Forest: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Petrified Redwood Log: 1.2 mi
  • World's Largest "Paper" Cup: 2.1 mi
  • Camera Obscura: 3.7 mi
  • San Bernardino de Sena Estancia: 6.9 mi
  • Martha Mclean Anza Narrows: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 56
Nature reserves: 34
Springs: 32
  • Cassina Springs: 1.3 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 2.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Console Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Harford Spring: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 29
Waterfalls: 12
  • Etiwanda Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Middleman Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 21.7 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Rock Climbing: 0.2 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 0.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 13.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.6 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Box Springs Mountain Open Space (City). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RNE 41°1,931 m18.4 mi
Strawberry PeakNNE 15°1,876 m17.4 mi
Crest SummitNNE 19°1,768 m17.8 mi
Bailey PeakN 351°1,737.1 m18.7 mi
Red Rock Wall PointNNE 14°1,687 m16.9 mi
Sugarpine MountainNNW 349°1,670 m19.2 mi
Playground Drive HillN 359°1,645 m17.2 mi
Jobs PeakN 357°1,641 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:3919:2720:04
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:5216:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636873798077686256
Precip in2.12.41.50.60.30.10.00.00.20.40.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Citrus EXP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1301936498

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