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Rose Canyon Open Space

Rose Canyon Open Space from directly overhead

Rose Canyon Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 50 m. Silverdome II stands 970 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Marcy Neighorhood Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
50 m
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Coordinates32.85131, -117.22407
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
Museums
Beaches: 28
Nature reserves: 26
Cliffs: 26
  • Del Mar Bluff: 7.1 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 8.3 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 8.9 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 8.9 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 9.5 mi
Springs: 8
  • Dog Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 16.5 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 18.1 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 5.9 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 8.9 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 10.2 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Rose Canyon Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silverdome IIENE 78°970.36 m22.5 mi
Woodson MountainNE 53°878 m18.3 mi
North Iron MountainENE 57°824 m18.2 mi
Iron MountainENE 62°818 m17.6 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakENE 59°802 m18.4 mi
Middle SummitENE 60°790 m18.1 mi
San Miguel MountainESE 123°782 m19.8 mi
Mount EllieENE 58°743.712 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575859616468727472686256
Precip in2.32.71.60.80.30.10.10.00.10.60.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Miramar NAS, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard643 obs
  • Pacific poison oak313 obs
  • lemonade berry305 obs
  • Western Honey Bee303 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco300 obs
  • California Buckwheat288 obs
  • Toyon264 obs
  • Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle239 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/44501181

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