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Alta Laguna Park

Alta Laguna Park from directly overhead

Alta Laguna Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Temple Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.55600, -117.75819

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Peaks: 49
Gardens: 33
Springs: 30
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 15
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Calit2 Patio: 7.7 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 11.1 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 4.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alta Laguna Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 50°1,734 m16.7 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 47°1,675 m16.7 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 58°1,401 m19.2 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 65°1,373 m18.1 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 62°1,315 m19.5 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 28°1,211 m18.8 mi
Bald PeakNE 43°1,197 m18.8 mi
Bedford PeakNE 35°1,161 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 2 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard558 obs
  • Monarch500 obs
  • Western Honey Bee391 obs
  • Mule Deer287 obs
  • California Buckwheat221 obs
  • lemonade berry200 obs
  • deerweed148 obs
  • California brittlebush141 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/44037455

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