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Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area

Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area from directly overhead

Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 563 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
563 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.53188, -117.28507
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Parks
  • Cole Canyon Natural Park: 3.1 mi
  • Calle Cipres Park: 3.1 mi
  • Oak Bluff Park: 3.1 mi
  • Rustic Field Park: 3.2 mi
  • Bear Valley Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 55
Museums: 39
Springs: 33
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 21
  • R: 5.3 mi
  • A: 5.4 mi
  • M: 5.4 mi
  • S: 5.4 mi
  • Ram Head: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Shipwreck Shore: 19.5 mi
  • Church: 19.7 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 20.5 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 20.5 mi
  • T Street Beach: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Tenaja Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 7.7 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNW 311°1,734 m18.9 mi
Modjeska PeakNW 311°1,675 m19.8 mi
ClarkSSW 200°1,527 m8.7 mi
Agua Tibia MountainESE 116°1,454 m19.4 mi
Trabuco PeakNW 317°1,401 m16.1 mi
Los Pinos PeakNW 311°1,373 m14.1 mi
Horsethief PeakNW 317°1,315 m14.6 mi
San Mateo PeakNW 316°1,095 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4019:2620:03
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:5016:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616468747675716357
Precip in3.23.72.01.00.40.10.10.20.10.71.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallbrook 5 NE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/305326149

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