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Ramona Grasslands Preserve

Ramona Grasslands Preserve from directly overhead

Ramona Grasslands Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 426 m. Pine Mountain stands 1,284 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Starvation Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
County of San Diego

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.05626, -116.95142
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions
  • Potato Chip Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Africa Tram: 3.8 mi
  • Lions: 3.9 mi
  • Balloon Safari: 3.9 mi
  • Mawazo Woods Discovery Area: 4.0 mi
Artworks
  • Muffler Man: 8.8 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 9.0 mi
  • The Hawk: 10.3 mi
  • Saint Gregory the Great: 11.5 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 48
Gardens: 45
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 4.2 mi
  • Abraxas Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Circle Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 14.7 mi
Museums: 44
  • Classic Rotors Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Guy R. Woodward Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Poway Heritage Museum: 7.8 mi
  • San Diego Children's Discovery Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Escondido Museum: 9.0 mi
Springs: 29
  • Rock Haven Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Skunk Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Indian Head Spring: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Cliffs: 22
  • Net Muc: 12.1 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 13.1 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 13.1 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 13.1 mi
  • Main Wall: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Washtub Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 15.9 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 6.6 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic Table: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Ramona Grasslands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 23°1,284 m13.4 mi
Gem HillNE 40°1,230 m13.7 mi
Black MountainNE 49°1,214 m11.0 mi
Rodriguez MountainNNE 13°1,183 m12.6 mi
El Cajon MountainSE 142°1,112 m12.4 mi
El CapitanSE 144°1,026 m12.0 mi
Rock MountainSE 136°996 m11.8 mi
Witch Creek MountainE 83°991 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:4019:2420:00
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:4816:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254576268737571645651
Precip in3.13.72.31.00.40.10.10.00.20.71.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramona AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Red-tailed Hawk679 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel332 obs
  • Ferruginous Hawk326 obs
  • American Kestrel314 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker291 obs
  • Western Meadowlark276 obs
  • Say's Phoebe239 obs
  • Lark Sparrow237 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/819249307

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