San Onofre State Beach
San Onofre State Beach is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Trestles Wetlands Natural Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Calafia Beach County Park: 1.8 mi
- Leslie Park: 2.3 mi
- Parque Del Mar: 3.1 mi
- Linda Lane Park: 3.3 mi
- La Cristianita Historic Site: 3.5 mi
- Pocket Mouse Hill: 1.5 mi
- San Onofre Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Horno Hill: 6.0 mi
- Margarita Peak: 12.1 mi
- Niguel Hill: 12.2 mi
- Mission San Juan Capistrano: 9.2 mi
- GoJump Oceanside Skydiving: 17.9 mi
- Mission San Luis Rey de Francia: 18.8 mi
- Trabuco Fliers Club: 19.4 mi
- Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center: 20.3 mi
- Park Semper Fi: 3.1 mi
- Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Smugglers Sink: 4.3 mi
- Reikers Point: 7.1 mi
- Camp Pendleton: 8.5 mi
- Made In OC: 8.8 mi
- Bird Houses: 9.0 mi
- Gandhi: 14.5 mi
- Marie Curie: 14.5 mi
- Laguna Beach "L": 15.4 mi
- Surfing Heritage and Culture Center: 4.4 mi
- Ocean Institute: 8.6 mi
- Blas Aguilar Adobe: 9.1 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 15.9 mi
- WWII/Korea LVT Museum: 15.9 mi
- White Oak Springs: 9.6 mi
- Case Spring: 10.8 mi
- Dobe Spring: 11.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.5 mi
- Los Chinos Spring: 12.6 mi
- Playa Las Palmeras: 0.8 mi
- Church: 0.9 mi
- Playa Las Palmeras: 1.0 mi
- T Street Beach: 2.7 mi
- The Pier Beach: 3.1 mi
- Trestles Wetlands Natural Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Snowy Plover Enclosure: 17.0 mi
- Los Jilgueros Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area: 20.2 mi
- Dinwiddie Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Niguel Botanical Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.9 mi
- VANC Garden: 17.9 mi
- Garden Center 1: 18.0 mi
- Grand Tradition: 19.6 mi
- Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 16.1 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 18.0 mi
- Ortega Falls: 19.0 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 21.8 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Group Picnic #1: 18.4 mi
- Vista Point: 19.4 mi
- Rotary Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 22.5 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 3.8 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 11.4 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 11.9 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Three Arches: 11.2 mi
- Willard: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Onofre State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | N 8° | 1,734 m | 22.7 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | N 6° | 1,675 m | 23.3 mi |
| Clark | E 82° | 1,527 m | 14.6 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | NNE 17° | 1,401 m | 22.9 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | NNE 19° | 1,373 m | 20.5 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | NNE 20° | 1,315 m | 22.2 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | NE 37° | 1,095 m | 19.8 mi |
| Elsinore Peak | NE 43° | 1,078 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 59 | 54 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pendleton Mcas, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/39663193
Day trips start here
- San Clemente · 3 mi
- Dana Point · 9 mi
- San Juan Capistrano · 9 mi
- Laguna Niguel · 12 mi
- Aliso Viejo · 15 mi
- Laguna Beach · 15 mi
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