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Mount Vernon Park

Mount Vernon Park from directly overhead

Mount Vernon Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Mount R stands 1,931 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is 3 Piece Pile, a artwork 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.98435, -117.31636
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • 3 Piece Pile: 0.2 mi
  • Things Change: 1.1 mi
  • Big 'C': 1.2 mi
  • Riverside Gateway: 1.2 mi
  • Riverside Gateway: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Islander Park: 0.6 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pierce Lawn: 1.0 mi
  • St George's Interfaith Meditation Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Highlander Lawn Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • South Africa: 0.9 mi
  • North American Desert: 0.9 mi
  • Lilac Lane: 0.9 mi
  • North Coast: 0.9 mi
  • Deciduous Forest: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Petrified Redwood Log: 0.9 mi
  • World's Largest "Paper" Cup: 2.0 mi
  • Camera Obscura: 3.3 mi
  • Martha Mclean Anza Narrows: 6.7 mi
  • San Bernardino de Sena Estancia: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 56
Nature reserves: 34
Springs: 30
  • Cassina Springs: 1.5 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 2.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Console Springs: 5.7 mi
  • Harford Spring: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 29
Waterfalls: 11
  • Etiwanda Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Middleman Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 22.1 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Rock Climbing: 0.6 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 0.7 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 12.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Mount Vernon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RNE 41°1,931 m18.8 mi
Strawberry PeakNNE 15°1,876 m17.7 mi
Crest SummitNNE 20°1,768 m18.1 mi
Bailey PeakN 352°1,737.1 m18.9 mi
Red Rock Wall PointNNE 15°1,687 m17.2 mi
Sugarpine MountainN 350°1,670 m19.4 mi
Playground Drive HillN 360°1,645 m17.4 mi
Jobs PeakN 358°1,641 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:3919:2720:04
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636873798077686256
Precip in2.12.41.50.60.30.10.00.00.20.40.71.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1301936497

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