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Lake Perris State Recreation Area

Lake Perris State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Lake Perris State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 478 m. Cedar Mountain stands 2,526 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Moreno Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Parks and Recreation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.86620, -117.17771
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens: 60
  • Nature Corner: 0.5 mi
  • Environmental Learning Center: 2.2 mi
  • California Sierra Foothills: 10.8 mi
  • Australia: 10.8 mi
  • Bee Garden: 10.8 mi
Parks
  • Group Day Use Area: 0.9 mi
  • College Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lasselle Sports Park: 2.0 mi
  • Upland Game Hunting Area: 2.0 mi
  • FRANK EATON MEMORIAL PARK: 2.1 mi
Peaks
  • Teri's Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Coney Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Bobbie Benchmark: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Russell: 2.8 mi
  • Pettit Hill: 4.4 mi
Attractions
  • Lake Perris Fairgrounds: 1.7 mi
  • North American F-100C Super Sabre: 5.2 mi
  • McDonnell F-101B Voodoo: 5.2 mi
  • Perris Valley Thermometer: 6.2 mi
  • Skydive Perris: 7.5 mi
Historic sites
  • War Dog Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • P-38, F-4/5 Lightning Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Medal of Honor Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • United States of America - Department of the Army: 5.4 mi
Artworks
  • Halloween House: 8.1 mi
  • Big 'C': 10.2 mi
  • 3 Piece Pile: 11.3 mi
  • Things Change: 11.6 mi
  • Riverside Gateway: 11.8 mi
Museums: 49
Springs: 38
  • Console Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Cassina Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Harford Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 8
  • Rock Climbing: 11.3 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 11.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.5 mi
  • Keller Cliffs: 22.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Monkeyface Creek: 20.4 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 20.5 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Big Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Lake Perris State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar MountainNE 46°2,526 m19.9 mi
Birch MountainNE 42°2,385 m19.6 mi
Allen PeakNE 36°1,761 m18.4 mi
Pisgah PeakNE 47°1,673 m17.5 mi
Morton PeakNNE 26°1,406 m18.1 mi
Cherry Valley PeakNE 51°1,323 m14.0 mi
Mount EdnaE 87°1,321 m17.0 mi
Barker PeakE 86°1,321 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:3919:2720:04
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:5116:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525256596571787875665751
Precip in2.02.41.50.80.30.10.10.40.20.50.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — March AFB, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1079137079

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