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San Joaquin Marsh Reserve

San Joaquin Marsh Reserve from directly overhead

San Joaquin Marsh Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildlife Sanctuary, a park 0.5 miles away. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The UCI Arboretum serves as the primary entrance

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
University of California Natural Reserve System

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.66532, -117.84532
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Jumping Jester: 0.8 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 0.8 mi
  • Flame Thrower: 0.8 mi
  • Ye Rockin’ Tug: 0.8 mi
  • Sidewinder: 0.8 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Form No. 2: 1.2 mi
  • The Vi Smith Concourse Gallery: 1.4 mi
  • Welcome Home: 2.2 mi
  • Welcome to Orange County: 2.5 mi
  • Desert Land: 2.7 mi
Museums: 56
Peaks: 46
Nature reserves: 28
Springs: 27
Beaches: 23
Picnic sites: 15
  • Calit2 Patio: 1.6 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 10.5 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Bear Claw Fall: 10.7 mi
  • Washout Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Historic Dam: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Coyote Bluff: 18.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 24.1 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Joaquin Marsh Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 80°1,734 m18.2 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 78°1,675 m17.7 mi
Trabuco PeakE 83°1,401 m21.4 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 90°1,373 m21.5 mi
Horsethief PeakE 86°1,315 m22.3 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 57°1,211 m16.4 mi
Bald PeakENE 71°1,197 m18.9 mi
Bedford PeakENE 65°1,161 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:03
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585860636568737473686357
Precip in2.62.61.60.50.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard1,279 obs
  • Tree Swallow1,020 obs
  • Cinnamon Teal1,017 obs
  • Snowy Egret975 obs
  • Great Blue Heron950 obs
  • Song Sparrow946 obs
  • American Avocet931 obs
  • Western Honey Bee910 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/180715965

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