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Los Jilgueros Preserve

Los Jilgueros Preserve from directly overhead

Los Jilgueros Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Eagle Crag stands 1,538 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Peppertree Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

What to expect

Operated by
Fallbrook Land Conservancy
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.35610, -117.24618

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Peppertree Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fallbrook Tennis Club: 0.4 mi
  • Ingold Sports Park: 0.6 mi
  • Palomares House and Park: 0.8 mi
  • Palomares Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Gardens: 49
Museums: 35
  • Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society: 1.8 mi
  • Gas Engine Row: 8.7 mi
  • Museum Office and Giftshop: 8.8 mi
  • Q - Short Track Railroad: 8.8 mi
  • Steam Engine Row: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Murray Mission Monument: 8.5 mi
  • Unborn Child Memorial: 11.1 mi
  • They Passed This Way: 11.2 mi
  • Eldon Rotz Memorial: 11.2 mi
  • Sara M. Margiotta Memorial: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 34
Springs: 27
Beaches: 15
Picnic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 5
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 6.9 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Los Jilgueros Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle CragE 83°1,538 m16.9 mi
ClarkNW 307°1,527 m6.6 mi
Lone Fir PointE 93°1,463 m18.6 mi
Agua Tibia MountainENE 76°1,454 m15.7 mi
Elsinore PeakNNW 342°1,078 m17.9 mi
Wild Horse PeakENE 70°993 m17.7 mi
Margarita PeakNW 306°956 m10.3 mi
Miller MountainNW 320°885 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4119:2620:02
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:5016:0816:46

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.

  • Western Fence Lizard87 obs
  • Wand Mullein48 obs
  • Stinkwort47 obs
  • Yerba Mansa43 obs
  • Monarch42 obs
  • Arizona Mantis40 obs
  • House Finch38 obs
  • California brittlebush37 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1228027578

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