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Bonita Creek Park

Bonita Creek Park from directly overhead

Bonita Creek Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Volleyball BBQ Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.64692, -117.86351
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Volleyball BBQ Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bag toss Park: 0.5 mi
  • Arroyo Park: 0.9 mi
  • Eastbluff Park: 1.0 mi
  • Uptown Newport Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • Sea King: 1.2 mi
  • Form No. 2: 1.3 mi
  • The Vi Smith Concourse Gallery: 2.4 mi
  • Welcome Home: 2.4 mi
  • Sphere 112: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 1.3 mi
  • The Balls: 2.0 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 2.4 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 2.4 mi
  • Flame Thrower: 2.4 mi
Museums: 51
Peaks: 42
Nature reserves: 26
Springs: 26
Beaches: 25
Picnic sites: 15
  • Calit2 Patio: 1.3 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bear Claw Fall: 11.5 mi
  • Washout Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Historic Dam: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 77°1,734 m19.4 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 75°1,675 m19.0 mi
Trabuco PeakE 80°1,401 m22.7 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 87°1,373 m22.6 mi
Horsethief PeakE 83°1,315 m23.5 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 55°1,211 m18.0 mi
Bald PeakENE 68°1,197 m20.3 mi
Bedford PeakENE 63°1,161 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:03
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585860636568737473686357
Precip in2.62.61.60.50.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard1,208 obs
  • Snowy Egret1,030 obs
  • Song Sparrow1,002 obs
  • Cinnamon Teal997 obs
  • Tree Swallow977 obs
  • Great Blue Heron972 obs
  • American Avocet938 obs
  • Harlequin Bug921 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/178678768

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