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Bonita Park

Bonita Park from directly overhead

Bonita Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 16 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is San Juan Capistrano Community Center And Sports Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
16 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.48491, -117.67690

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • USA HOUSE: 1.2 mi
  • San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • The Great Stone Church: 1.5 mi
  • Reikers Point: 1.7 mi
  • C2 Ranch Marker: 2.0 mi
Artworks
  • Made In OC: 1.3 mi
  • Bird Houses: 2.5 mi
  • Gandhi: 5.9 mi
  • Marie Curie: 5.9 mi
  • Laguna Beach "L": 7.0 mi
Peaks: 49
Attractions: 47
Springs: 30
Beaches: 22
  • Group Campsite: 1.6 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 1.7 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Baby Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Poche Beach: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 19
Nature reserves: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 12.2 mi
  • Vista Point: 13.1 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 14.5 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 2.0 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 3.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNNE 28°1,734 m17.6 mi
Modjeska PeakNNE 25°1,675 m17.9 mi
ClarkESE 104°1,527 m20.2 mi
Trabuco PeakNE 38°1,401 m19.0 mi
Los Pinos PeakNE 44°1,373 m17.2 mi
Horsethief PeakNE 42°1,315 m18.8 mi
Pleasants PeakN 11°1,211 m21.9 mi
Bald PeakNNE 23°1,197 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:04
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

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, 7 mi away.

  • Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle264 obs
  • Toyon246 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard183 obs
  • Monarch178 obs
  • lemonade berry158 obs
  • California Buckwheat142 obs
  • coast live oak137 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone134 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/64156435

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