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Elliott Chaparral Reserve

Elliott Chaparral Reserve from directly overhead

Elliott Chaparral Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. El Cajon Mountain stands 1,112 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Meanley Park, a park 0.6 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Natural Reserve System, University of California

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.89540, -117.08906
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Meanley Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hoyt Park East: 0.8 mi
  • Derenbaker Grove: 0.9 mi
  • Hoyt Park: 0.9 mi
  • Hendrix Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Museums
  • Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center: 4.5 mi
  • Poway Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Allen Airways Flying Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Historical Archaeology and Maya Research (HAMR) Lab: 8.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Camp Elliott Enlisted Swimming Pool Ruins: 3.5 mi
  • Eichar's Grave Site: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Goodan Ranch: 6.4 mi
  • Cyanide Vat: 6.7 mi
Gardens
  • Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Live Well San Diego Demonstration Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Abraxas Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Qualcomm AZ Roof Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 6.5 mi
Attractions
Cliffs: 27
  • Thumb: 5.2 mi
  • Main Area: 5.2 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 5.3 mi
  • The Underworld: 5.3 mi
  • Limbo - Rift: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 27
Nature reserves: 26
Springs: 14
  • Dog Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Skunk Spring: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 5.6 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 11.5 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 12.5 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 13.0 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Elliott Chaparral Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El Cajon MountainE 85°1,112 m15.7 mi
El CapitanE 84°1,026 m15.1 mi
Rock MountainE 81°996 m16.3 mi
Silverdome IIE 84°970.36 m14.3 mi
Woodson MountainNE 41°878 m10.4 mi
San Vicente MountainENE 73°861 m16.9 mi
North Iron MountainNE 48°824 m10.1 mi
Iron MountainNE 56°818 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4119:2420:01
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575859616468727472686256
Precip in2.32.71.60.80.30.10.10.00.10.60.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Miramar NAS, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1460661349

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