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San Jacinto / Lake Perris Core Reserve

San Jacinto / Lake Perris Core Reserve from directly overhead

San Jacinto / Lake Perris Core Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 435 m. Little San Gorgonio Peak stands 2,785 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Upland Game Hunting Area, a park 1.7 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates33.87992, -117.11995
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Upland Game Hunting Area: 1.7 mi
  • Group Day Use Area: 2.6 mi
  • Ridge Crest Park: 3.1 mi
  • Fairway Park: 3.7 mi
  • Celebration Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Russell: 2.2 mi
  • Teri's Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Mount Eden: 4.2 mi
  • Bobbie Benchmark: 4.4 mi
  • Pettit Hill: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Lake Perris Fairgrounds: 5.1 mi
  • North American F-100C Super Sabre: 8.4 mi
  • McDonnell F-101B Voodoo: 8.4 mi
  • Perris Valley Thermometer: 8.7 mi
  • Crown Village Clock Tower: 9.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 57
  • Nature Corner: 3.3 mi
  • Environmental Learning Center: 5.2 mi
  • The Rose Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Fire Prevention Garden: 11.6 mi
Museums: 46
Springs: 35
  • Console Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Cassina Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Harford Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Picnic sites: 12
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Monkeyface Creek: 17.7 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 17.8 mi
  • Big Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of San Jacinto / Lake Perris Core Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little San Gorgonio PeakNE 47°2,785 m18.3 mi
Wanat PeakNE 48°2,761 m19.0 mi
Cuchillo PeakNE 48°2,705 m19.5 mi
Wilshire PeakNE 43°2,642 m17.3 mi
Oak Glen PeakNE 41°2,545 m17.2 mi
Cedar MountainNE 40°2,526 m17.0 mi
Birch MountainNE 36°2,385 m16.8 mi
Constance PeakNNE 22°2,021 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:3919:2620:03
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:5116:0616:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525256596571787875665751
Precip in2.02.41.50.80.30.10.10.40.20.50.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — March AFB, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1079141327

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