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Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve

Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Monrovia Peak stands 1,649 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is West Coyote Hills, a peak 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Fullerton
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.90223, -117.94676

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • West Coyote Hills: 0.2 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 1.7 mi
  • East Coyote Hills: 2.7 mi
  • Puente Hills: 4.7 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 6.3 mi
Parks
  • Virgil 'Gus' Grissom Park: 0.5 mi
  • West Coyote Hills Tree Park: 0.6 mi
  • Laguna Lake Park: 0.6 mi
  • Roger B. Chaffee Park: 0.7 mi
  • Montwood Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
  • Garden Of Weeden: 1.2 mi
  • Hundred Oaks Trail Native Garden: 1.4 mi
  • 5th Grade Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Cultivated Collection: 3.8 mi
  • Community Gardens: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Walter Knotts Grave Site: 1.6 mi
  • Spanish War Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Izaak Walton League WWII Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Orange County Korean War Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • American Legion WWII Memorial: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • Mayan Moon Maiden: 1.8 mi
  • Porpoise at Play: 1.9 mi
  • Allies: 1.9 mi
  • Wall Arch & Post: 2.0 mi
  • The Bather: 2.0 mi
Museums
  • Children's Museum at La Habra: 1.9 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 1.9 mi
  • Fullerton Museum Center: 2.5 mi
  • Brea Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Arboretum Museum: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Pirates Dinner Adventure: 4.4 mi
  • Medieval Times: 4.5 mi
  • Pig Pen's Mud Buggies: 4.9 mi
  • Rapid River Run: 4.9 mi
  • Sally Swings: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 38
  • Hidden Valley: 5.7 mi
  • Creekside: 5.9 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Schweitzer Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Washout Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 6.7 mi
  • Historic Dam: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 12
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 4
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monrovia PeakN 357°1,649 m21.5 mi
Mount HarvardNNW 343°1,640 m22.5 mi
Rankin PeakN 356°1,606 m21.2 mi
Mount YaleNNW 342°1,451 m22.0 mi
Pine MountainN 7°1,377 m22.4 mi
Clamshell PeakN 352°1,338 m20.9 mi
Pleasants PeakESE 110°1,211 m20.8 mi
Mount BlissN 359°1,121 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646771757775696257
Precip in2.83.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/144850903

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