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Dawson-Los Monos Canyon Reserve

Dawson-Los Monos Canyon Reserve from directly overhead

Dawson-Los Monos Canyon Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Clark stands 1,527 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hinton, a peak 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Natural Reserve System, University of California

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates33.14935, -117.25289
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks
  • Giant Chicken: 3.2 mi
  • Lego Statue of Liberty: 3.7 mi
  • Lego Mt. Rushmore: 3.7 mi
  • Lego Eiffel Tower: 3.7 mi
  • Lego Taj Majal: 3.7 mi
Attractions
  • Wave Waterpark: 3.5 mi
  • Builders Guild: 3.6 mi
  • Lego Washington DC: 3.7 mi
  • LEGO City: Deep Sea Adventure: 3.7 mi
  • LEGO DREAMZzz: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 53
Museums: 38
  • Model Shop: 3.7 mi
  • Museum of Making Music: 4.0 mi
  • Green Dragon Tavern and Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Vista Historical Society: 4.7 mi
  • G - Blacksmith/Wheelwright Shop: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 34
Nature reserves: 24
Beaches: 18
Springs: 9
  • Indian Rock Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Bear Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Royal Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Rotary Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 8.3 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • El Salto Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 16.0 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Dawson-Los Monos Canyon Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ClarkNNW 345°1,527 m18.9 mi
PatrolN 359°884 m17.2 mi
Woodson MountainESE 121°878 m19.0 mi
Paradise MountainE 80°710 m18.7 mi
Mount OlympusNNE 26°667 m20.0 mi
Starvation MountainESE 113°641 m16.7 mi
Pala MountainNE 42°636 m17.8 mi
Bottle PeakE 87°635 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4119:2520:02
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4916:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565658606365697170666156
Precip in2.52.61.60.90.30.10.10.00.10.51.01.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad Mcclellan Palomar AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1460658148

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