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Emerson Oaks Reserve

Emerson Oaks Reserve from directly overhead

Emerson Oaks Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 471 m. High Point stands 1,873 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Galleron Park, a park 1.4 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Natural Reserve System, University of California

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.46715, -117.04295

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Galleron Park: 1.4 mi
  • Madigan Park: 1.4 mi
  • Morgan Hill Park: 1.6 mi
  • Atherton Park: 1.6 mi
  • Stephen Linen Jr Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Springs: 38
  • Pechanga Hot Springs: 1.9 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 3.1 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Sawyer Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 10.0 mi
Museums: 36
Historic sites: 33
  • Dylan Key: 2.1 mi
  • Chloe Honeycutt Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Eldon Rotz Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Sara M. Margiotta Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Ronald Reagan Tribute: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 26
Artworks: 19
  • Redhawk Logo: 2.9 mi
  • Hungry Wolf: 3.2 mi
  • A Child's Wonderland: 5.0 mi
  • Historic Fire Wagon 28: 6.2 mi
  • Old Town Arch: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 9.0 mi
  • Upper Barker Valley Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Lower Barker Valley Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Emerson Oaks Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointESE 121°1,873 m13.9 mi
Birch HillSE 134°1,737 m15.8 mi
Gordon PointSE 134°1,722 m10.0 mi
Cahuilla MountainENE 64°1,719 m16.7 mi
Morgan HillSE 134°1,718 m9.7 mi
Beauty PeakE 96°1,690 m18.5 mi
Boucher HillSE 142°1,651 m11.6 mi
Aguanga MountainESE 120°1,648 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:4019:2520:02
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4916:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616468747675716357
Precip in3.23.72.01.00.40.10.10.20.10.71.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallbrook 5 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1460411173

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