Lake Calavera Preserve
Lake Calavera Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Clark stands 1,527 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Calavera Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Carlsbad
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Calavera Mountain: 0.4 mi
- San Francisco Peak: 0.9 mi
- Coxey Hill: 1.7 mi
- Breeze Hill: 1.7 mi
- Loma Alta Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Oak Riparian Park: 0.6 mi
- Calavera Park: 1.2 mi
- Lake Park: 1.4 mi
- Upper Foothills park: 1.4 mi
- Middle Foothills Park: 1.4 mi
- Giant Chicken: 2.2 mi
- Lego Statue of Liberty: 3.6 mi
- Lego Mt. Rushmore: 3.6 mi
- Lego Eiffel Tower: 3.6 mi
- Lego Taj Majal: 3.6 mi
- Wave Waterpark: 2.6 mi
- Builders Guild: 3.5 mi
- LEGO City: Deep Sea Adventure: 3.5 mi
- Lego Southern California: 3.6 mi
- Lego San Francisco: 3.6 mi
- 1000-2000 Walkway Planters: 1.0 mi
- El Corazon Senior Center Garden: 3.1 mi
- Alta Vista Gardens: 4.3 mi
- VANC Garden: 5.5 mi
- Arboretum: 5.9 mi
- North County Regional Center San Diego County Law Library: 1.9 mi
- Murray Mission Monument: 4.9 mi
- VANC Honor Wall: 5.5 mi
- Stagecoach Station Ruins: 7.2 mi
- Diegueno Rocks: 8.3 mi
- Model Shop: 3.6 mi
- Museum of Making Music: 3.8 mi
- G - Blacksmith/Wheelwright Shop: 4.1 mi
- J - Steam Tractor Barn: 4.1 mi
- L - Mike Ashbeck Shop Building: 4.1 mi
- Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve: 0.7 mi
- Dawson-Los Monos Canyon Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Snowy Plover Enclosure: 6.8 mi
- Cardiff State Beach: 11.2 mi
- Gird Valley Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Tamarack Beach: 4.3 mi
- Saint Malo Beach: 4.7 mi
- South Oceanside Beach: 4.9 mi
- Buccaneer Beach: 5.4 mi
- Oceanside City Beach: 6.3 mi
- Indian Rock Spring: 10.7 mi
- Bottle Peak Spring: 15.5 mi
- Case Spring: 20.7 mi
- Mud Springs: 20.9 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 21.7 mi
- Rotary Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Royal Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 14.2 mi
- El Salto Falls: 1.3 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 19.6 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 11.2 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 11.7 mi
- Del Mar Bluff: 15.5 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 19.9 mi
- San Pasqual: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Lake Calavera Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark | NNW 349° | 1,527 m | 17.0 mi |
| Margarita Peak | NNW 341° | 956 m | 19.8 mi |
| Patrol | N 5° | 884 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Olympus | NNE 32° | 667 m | 19.4 mi |
| Starvation Mountain | ESE 116° | 641 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pala Mountain | NE 49° | 636 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bottle Peak | E 93° | 635 m | 15.9 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | E 80° | 632 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:26 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad Mcclellan Palomar AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/838815010
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