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Coal Canyon Ecological Preserve

Coal Canyon Ecological Preserve from directly overhead

Coal Canyon Ecological Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Scully Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.85845, -117.68380
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sycamore Park: 1.4 mi
  • Brush Canyon Park: 1.7 mi
  • Green River Recreation Center: 2.0 mi
  • Cambria Park: 2.3 mi
  • Bryant Ranch Park: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • Castle Peak and Thunder Railroad: 3.0 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 9.6 mi
  • River Trails Park: 10.2 mi
  • Stone Fort: 11.6 mi
  • Discovery Cube: 12.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Nature reserves: 47
Picnic sites: 33
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 5.7 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 5.8 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 5.8 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 5.9 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 11.0 mi
Springs: 32
Waterfalls: 13
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • Norco Bluffs: 8.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 8.6 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 9.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 10.6 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Coal Canyon Ecological Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakSE 140°1,734 m13.3 mi
Modjeska PeakSE 140°1,675 m12.5 mi
Trabuco PeakSE 132°1,401 m16.1 mi
Los Pinos PeakSE 138°1,373 m18.1 mi
Horsethief PeakSE 132°1,315 m17.5 mi
Pleasants PeakSE 134°1,211 m6.2 mi
Bald PeakSE 130°1,197 m11.1 mi
Bedford PeakSE 136°1,161 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4119:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5316:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659636873788077696155
Precip in2.22.71.40.60.20.00.10.00.10.50.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chino AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1138549330

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