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Gird Valley Preserve

Gird Valley Preserve from directly overhead

Gird Valley Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Gordon Point stands 1,722 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Live Oak County Park, a park 1.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Fallbrook Land Conservancy

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.34409, -117.19515
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens: 48
Historic sites: 36
  • Murray Mission Monument: 9.3 mi
  • Eldon Rotz Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Sara M. Margiotta Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Unborn Child Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Chloe Honeycutt Memorial: 10.9 mi
Museums: 35
  • Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society: 4.2 mi
  • Cupa Cultural Center: 7.1 mi
  • Museum Office and Giftshop: 8.6 mi
  • Gas Engine Row: 8.6 mi
  • B - California Barn (Wagon Exhibit): 8.6 mi
Artworks: 34
Springs: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Beaches: 11
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 7.2 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Upper Barker Valley Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Lower Barker Valley Falls: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Gird Valley Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gordon PointE 84°1,722 m16.0 mi
Morgan HillE 84°1,718 m15.9 mi
Boucher HillE 92°1,651 m16.0 mi
Eagle CragENE 78°1,538 m14.1 mi
ClarkWNW 301°1,527 m9.5 mi
Lone Fir PointE 91°1,463 m15.6 mi
Agua Tibia MountainENE 70°1,454 m13.1 mi
Wild Horse PeakENE 64°993 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4019:2620:02
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4916:0816:46

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1378564838

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