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Deer Canyon Park Preserve

Deer Canyon Park Preserve from directly overhead

Deer Canyon Park Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Canyon Nature Center, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 29 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Anaheim

How to reach it

Coordinates33.85007, -117.75121

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Gardens
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 46
Picnic sites: 34
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 3.6 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 3.8 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 3.8 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 3.9 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Springs: 22
Waterfalls: 12
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 4
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 12.1 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 12.7 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 25.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Deer Canyon Park Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakSE 128°1,734 m15.8 mi
Modjeska PeakSE 127°1,675 m14.9 mi
Trabuco PeakESE 123°1,401 m18.9 mi
Los Pinos PeakSE 128°1,373 m20.5 mi
Horsethief PeakESE 124°1,315 m20.2 mi
Pleasants PeakESE 114°1,211 m9.1 mi
Bald PeakESE 118°1,197 m14.0 mi
Bedford PeakESE 120°1,161 m11.5 mi

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 solstice06:5316:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606063656872767776716559
Precip in3.23.11.80.70.40.10.10.00.10.61.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anaheim, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1185675439

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