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San Marcos Foothills Preserve

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Elevation, modelled
102 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Big Pine Mountain2,077 m · 17.6 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:15local time
Coordinates
34.4588, -119.7603
San Marcos Foothills Preserve from directly overhead

San Marcos Foothills Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 102 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pauper's Cemetery, a historic site 0.6 miles away. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainNNE 20°2,077 m17.6 mi
Madulce PeakNNE 31°1,993 m18.7 mi
San Rafael MountainN 350°1,973 m17.7 mi
McKinley MountainNNW 344°1,887 m17.5 mi
Samon PeakNNE 19°1,840 m20.1 mi
Monte AridoENE 71°1,831 m17.6 mi
Old Man MountainENE 77°1,688 m17.9 mi
Santa Cruz PeakNNW 349°1,687 m14.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 53
Peaks: 50
Attractions: 25
Picnic sites: 17
Waterfalls: 6
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 2
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3819:11
June solstice05:4819:3820:15
September equinox06:4818:2418:57
December solstice07:0316:1516:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969666156
Precip in4.44.43.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, 5 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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