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Bolsa Chica Park

Bolsa Chica Park from directly overhead

Bolsa Chica Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Pleasants Peak stands 1,211 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Virgina K. Boos Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 24 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.76410, -118.03519

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Westminster Conversation Garden: 1.0 mi
  • California Native Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Long Beach Community Gardens: 4.1 mi
  • Jacaranda Walk: 4.2 mi
  • Friendly Garden: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
  • WWII Submarine Monument: 3.2 mi
  • Trần Hưng Đạo: 3.9 mi
  • Ashlee Armond Bench: 4.0 mi
  • WWII 16 inch Gun Mount: 4.3 mi
  • WWII 16 inch Gun Mount: 4.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • City of Cypress Sculpture: 4.2 mi
  • Suppory In Love: 4.5 mi
  • Carillon Tower: 4.6 mi
  • Go Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Go Beach: 4.7 mi
Attractions
  • Rewind Racers: 4.3 mi
  • Crank 'n' Roll: 4.3 mi
  • Crazy Bus: 4.3 mi
  • Freeway Coaster: 4.3 mi
  • Barnstormer Planes: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 51
Peaks: 40
  • Landing Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Cadillac Range: 7.3 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 7.4 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Signal Hill: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Mother's Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 16
Waterfalls: 6
  • Washout Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 7.3 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Historic Dam: 15.6 mi
Springs: 6
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasants PeakE 85°1,211 m24.7 mi
Sierra PeakENE 75°928 m22.7 mi
Flores PeakE 98°566 m24.0 mi
San Juan HillENE 59°543 m19.9 mi
Bolero PointE 100°534 m22.2 mi
Gilman PeakNE 53°514 m18.5 mi
Andersen BumpENE 58°482 m19.6 mi
San Pedro HillW 266°449 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575860636669737473686257
Precip in2.93.01.60.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Beach Daugherty AP, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Red-tailed Hawk97 obs
  • Vermilion Flycatcher91 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard78 obs
  • Least Tern62 obs
  • Monarch61 obs
  • House Sparrow56 obs
  • Garden Snail51 obs
  • American Crow35 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/163328024

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