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Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve

Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve from directly overhead

Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jaclyn Ann Jocson, a historic site 0.5 miles away. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.42368, -119.84915
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Greek Park: 0.7 mi
  • Decker's Cabrillo Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pardall Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Noble Hall Courtyard: 0.9 mi
  • Anisq'Oyo' Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 53
Historic sites: 47
Peaks: 46
  • Brush Peak: 5.9 mi
  • Condor Point: 7.1 mi
  • Lavigia Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Barger Peak: 8.0 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 8.4 mi
Museums: 30
Springs: 28
  • Veronica Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Hot Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Willow Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Loma Alta Spring: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Depressions Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Isla Vista Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Devereux Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Sands Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Ellwood Beach: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 25
Picnic sites: 17
Gardens: 16
  • The Learning Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Native Habitat Garden: 0.7 mi
  • UCSB Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Manzanita Village Habitat Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Ramona Court: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wellhouse Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Seven Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Hot Springs Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Nojoqui Falls: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • Elusive Arch: 4.9 mi
  • San Roque Arch: 7.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 15.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainNNE 30°2,077 m22.0 mi
Madulce PeakNE 38°1,993 m23.6 mi
San Rafael MountainN 6°1,973 m19.9 mi
McKinley MountainN 1°1,887 m19.3 mi
Samon PeakNNE 28°1,840 m24.4 mi
Monte AridoENE 70°1,831 m23.2 mi
Old Man MountainENE 74°1,688 m23.5 mi
Santa Cruz PeakN 7°1,687 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:11
June solstice05:4819:3920:16
September equinox06:4818:2518:58
December solstice07:0316:1516:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535456586062666665625752
Precip in3.83.93.10.90.40.10.00.00.10.71.32.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara Muni AP, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • California brittlebush1,146 obs
  • Great Blue Heron935 obs
  • Mallard846 obs
  • Great Egret799 obs
  • California poppy747 obs
  • Snowy Egret718 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant633 obs
  • California Towhee603 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/464265201

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