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Jensen Ranch Historical Park

Jensen Ranch Historical Park from directly overhead

Jensen Ranch Historical Park is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 235 m. Cucamonga Peak stands 2,695 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jensen Alvarado Historic Ranch and Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
235 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.99380, -117.41837
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rancho Jurupa Regional Sports Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pat Merritt Dog Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sky Park: 0.8 mi
  • Rancho Jurupa Regional Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Ryan Bonaminio Park At The Tequesquite Arroyo: 1.8 mi
  • De Anza Crossing: 1.8 mi
  • The Children of the Inland Empire Make-a-Wish Foundation: 1.8 mi
  • Ryan Bonaminio Park: 1.9 mi
  • Officer Ryan Bonaminio: 1.9 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Martha Mclean Anza Narrows: 2.1 mi
  • Camera Obscura: 2.6 mi
  • River Trails: 4.3 mi
  • World's Largest "Paper" Cup: 4.6 mi
  • Petrified Redwood Log: 5.9 mi
Artworks
  • Dr. Edwin Gomez's Five Educational Initiatives: 2.3 mi
  • Taco Station: 2.4 mi
  • What's Up Inland Empire: 2.4 mi
  • Greetings From Riverside: 2.4 mi
  • Decorated utility box: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Picnic sites: 34
  • Site C: 14.5 mi
  • Site B: 14.5 mi
  • Site A: 14.6 mi
  • Shelter B: 15.5 mi
  • Shelter B: 15.5 mi
Springs: 30
  • Hot Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Cassina Springs: 7.3 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Console Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Harford Spring: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Rock Climbing: 6.3 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 6.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 7.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 8.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Jensen Ranch Historical Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cucamonga PeakNNW 329°2,695 m18.5 mi
Etiwanda PeakNNW 331°2,640 m18.4 mi
Greater Calamity PeakNW 325°2,068 m17.7 mi
Buck PointNNW 335°1,961 m16.9 mi
Calamity PeakNW 325°1,768 m17.2 mi
Bailey PeakN 10°1,737.1 m18.3 mi
Sugarpine MountainN 7°1,670 m18.6 mi
Playground Drive HillNNE 19°1,645 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4019:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636873798077696155
Precip in2.32.41.20.60.20.00.10.00.10.30.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Granite Spiny Lizard196 obs
  • Brittlebush136 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard87 obs
  • California Buckwheat87 obs
  • Sacred Datura73 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk70 obs
  • House Finch65 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard64 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/917697327

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