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Canyon Park

Canyon Park from directly overhead

Canyon Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Rock Glen Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.64378, -117.80611

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Turtle Rock Glen Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ralph C Bren Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Turtle Rock Silkwood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sunridge Park: 0.7 mi
  • Turtle Rock Community Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
  • lily home: 1.8 mi
  • Form No. 2: 2.0 mi
  • Orc Statue: 2.4 mi
  • Folded Circle Three Rings: 3.4 mi
  • Welcome to Orange County: 4.0 mi
Gardens
Peaks: 51
Museums: 49
Springs: 29
Nature reserves: 25
Beaches: 24
Picnic sites: 15
  • Calit2 Patio: 2.0 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 10.9 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Historic Dam: 12.3 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 13.0 mi
  • Washout Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 11.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 73°1,734 m16.3 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 71°1,675 m15.9 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 78°1,401 m19.5 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 86°1,373 m19.3 mi
Horsethief PeakE 81°1,315 m20.2 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 47°1,211 m15.6 mi
Bald PeakENE 64°1,197 m17.4 mi
Bedford PeakENE 57°1,161 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2920:05
September equinox06:4018:1718:49
December solstice06:5316:0916:48

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, 4 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard455 obs
  • Western Honey Bee255 obs
  • Mallard190 obs
  • Artichoke Thistle180 obs
  • Black Phoebe160 obs
  • Desert Cottontail155 obs
  • Milk Snail151 obs
  • Western Bluebird142 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/163328027

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