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California Citrus State Historic Park

California Citrus State Historic Park from directly overhead

California Citrus State Historic Park is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 289 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant Orange Fruit Stand replica, a attraction 0.7 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
289 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.89428, -117.41637
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Arlington Heights Sports Park: 1.1 mi
  • Gage Park: 1.1 mi
  • Heights Park: 1.2 mi
  • Tibbets Park: 1.2 mi
  • Victoria Park: 1.4 mi
Gardens
  • Victoria Ave Pocket Park Gartden: 1.5 mi
  • Grand Arbor: 2.5 mi
  • Riverside General Hospital Historic Site: 2.6 mi
  • Kathleen Gonzales Memorial Water-Wise Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Dr. Peter M. Lewis Garden: 3.4 mi
Peaks
  • Quarry Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Challen Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Lionshead (Reservoir) Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Arlington Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Three Sisters: 3.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • S/SGT Ysmael Villegas: 2.9 mi
  • Mathews Dam: 4.8 mi
  • Ryan Bonaminio Park At The Tequesquite Arroyo: 5.8 mi
  • The Children of the Inland Empire Make-a-Wish Foundation: 5.8 mi
  • De Anza Crossing: 5.8 mi
Museums: 58
Nature reserves: 38
Springs: 37
  • Harford Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Cassina Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Ladd Canyon Spring: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Area A: 14.5 mi
  • Area C: 14.5 mi
  • Area B: 14.6 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 17.0 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Norco Bluffs: 8.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 9.0 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 9.0 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 9.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of California Citrus State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakSSW 208°1,734 m14.4 mi
Modjeska PeakSSW 211°1,675 m14.1 mi
Trabuco PeakSSW 194°1,401 m13.7 mi
Los Pinos PeakSSW 191°1,373 m16.2 mi
Horsethief PeakS 190°1,315 m14.5 mi
Pleasants PeakWSW 238°1,211 m12.8 mi
Bald PeakSW 216°1,197 m11.8 mi
Bedford PeakSW 227°1,161 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4019:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636873798077696155
Precip in2.32.41.20.60.20.00.10.00.10.30.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch183 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard37 obs
  • Western Honey Bee21 obs
  • Common Raccoon20 obs
  • narrowleaf milkweed19 obs
  • Coyote18 obs
  • California Buckwheat18 obs
  • Desert Cottontail17 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/44486177

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