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Potrero Reserve

Potrero Reserve from directly overhead

Potrero Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 687 m. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Seneca Springs Park, a park 2.6 miles away.

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What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.87808, -116.94919
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Seneca Springs Park: 2.6 mi
  • Deforge Park: 2.9 mi
  • Rangel Park: 3.9 mi
  • Veterans Park: 4.1 mi
  • Stewart Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Davis: 3.4 mi
  • Claremont: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Edna: 3.9 mi
  • Dellamont: 4.0 mi
  • Airtech Towers: 5.5 mi
Springs
  • Buck Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Bay Tree Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Oak Spring: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Gilman Ranch: 5.0 mi
  • Crown Village Clock Tower: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Perris Fairgrounds: 14.6 mi
  • Perris Valley Thermometer: 16.5 mi
  • C-47 Crash Site: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 52
  • The Rose Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Nature Corner: 13.1 mi
  • Environmental Learning Center: 15.0 mi
  • Alpenglow Lilac Gardens: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 37
Museums: 34
Historic sites: 30
Nature reserves: 22
Picnic sites: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Big Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 15.2 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Potrero Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainNNE 25°3,502 m16.9 mi
Jepson PeakNNE 21°3,416 m16.6 mi
Bighorn MountainNNE 27°3,352 m16.5 mi
Dragon's HeadNNE 25°3,312 m16.1 mi
San Jacinto PeakESE 106°3,288 m16.1 mi
Little Charlton PeakNNE 20°3,248 m17.0 mi
San Bernardino PeakN 5°3,224 m16.9 mi
Jean PeakESE 108°3,202 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:3819:2620:03
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:5016:0516:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535458616773798076685952
Precip in2.72.81.70.80.50.10.20.10.30.50.81.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jacinto, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/684083935

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