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Meadowbrook Ecological Reserve

Meadowbrook Ecological Reserve from directly overhead

Meadowbrook Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. El Cajon Mountain stands 1,112 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Dam Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.96037, -117.06876
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ipai Waaypuk: 0.9 mi
  • Poway Oaks Neighborhood Park: 0.9 mi
  • Starridge Park: 1.0 mi
  • Arbolitos Sports Fields: 1.2 mi
  • Bette Bendixen Minipark: 1.2 mi
Museums
  • Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center: 0.9 mi
  • Poway Heritage Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Classic Rotors Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Allen Airways Flying Museum: 10.8 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Saint Gregory the Great: 2.3 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 2.3 mi
  • The Hawk: 4.8 mi
  • Dionysus Bust: 7.0 mi
  • Untitled Heads: 9.3 mi
Attractions
  • Potato Chip Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Sycamore crossing: 7.3 mi
  • The Kit Carson Park Snake: 8.4 mi
  • Martian Mountains: 9.9 mi
  • Africa Tram: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 29
Cliffs: 26
  • Net Muc: 7.5 mi
  • Thumb: 9.3 mi
  • Main Area: 9.3 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 9.3 mi
  • The Underworld: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Springs: 14
  • Rock Haven Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Dog Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Skunk Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 6.7 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 16.1 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 7.9 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 9.1 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Meadowbrook Ecological Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El Cajon MountainESE 102°1,112 m14.8 mi
El CapitanESE 102°1,026 m14.2 mi
Rock MountainE 97°996 m15.1 mi
Silverdome IIESE 103°970.36 m13.4 mi
Woodson MountainENE 60°878 m6.6 mi
San Vicente MountainE 88°861 m14.9 mi
North Iron MountainENE 70°824 m6.7 mi
Iron MountainE 84°818 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4119:2420:01
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4816:0916:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575658616467727371676155
Precip in2.83.42.01.10.40.10.10.00.20.71.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rancho Bernardo, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1280659428

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