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Calafia Beach County Park

Calafia Beach County Park from directly overhead

Calafia Beach County Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 26 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Leslie Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
26 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.40614, -117.60588

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 54
Historic sites: 51
  • Park Semper Fi: 1.3 mi
  • Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens: 1.4 mi
  • Reikers Point: 5.4 mi
  • Smugglers Sink: 6.0 mi
  • San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 39
  • Made In OC: 7.1 mi
  • Bird Houses: 7.3 mi
  • Gandhi: 12.7 mi
  • Marie Curie: 12.7 mi
  • Laguna Beach "L": 13.7 mi
Attractions: 33
Springs: 28
Beaches: 25
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 0.8 mi
  • T Street Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 1.0 mi
  • The Pier Beach: 1.3 mi
  • El Portal: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 12
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 6.8 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 16.9 mi
  • Vista Point: 17.9 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 21.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 9.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakN 11°1,734 m21.4 mi
Modjeska PeakN 9°1,675 m21.9 mi
ClarkE 88°1,527 m15.5 mi
Trabuco PeakNNE 20°1,401 m21.8 mi
Los Pinos PeakNNE 23°1,373 m19.5 mi
Horsethief PeakNNE 24°1,315 m21.2 mi
Bald PeakN 9°1,197 m24.5 mi
Bedford PeakN 4°1,161 m25.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:02
June solstice05:4219:2720:04
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5116:0916:47

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, 14 mi away.

  • Western Gull104 obs
  • Hudsonian Whimbrel94 obs
  • Wavy Turban89 obs
  • lemonade berry82 obs
  • Monarch71 obs
  • Sacred Datura70 obs
  • California brittlebush70 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard67 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 node/358829741

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