Canyon Park
Canyon Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Marina View Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992-04-18
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Costa Mesa
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Marina View Park: 0.3 mi
- Talbert Regional Park: 0.5 mi
- Vista Park: 0.5 mi
- Talbert Regional Park: 0.8 mi
- Seeley Park: 1.0 mi
- Mother and Child: 1.1 mi
- Costa Mesa Bloom: 1.3 mi
- Kobe Bryant Mural: 1.3 mi
- The Tree of Life: 1.7 mi
- You Are Loved: 2.0 mi
- Judge Donald Dungan: 1.2 mi
- Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 2.3 mi
- Dr. Jack B. Holland: 2.4 mi
- Agricultural Workers Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Table Of Dignity: 2.6 mi
- Memorial Butterfly Garden: 1.6 mi
- College Park Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Garrison Garden: 2.3 mi
- FVHS Home Economics Garden: 4.1 mi
- Sherman Library & Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 3.2 mi
- World's largest surfboard: 3.6 mi
- Newport Landing Whale Watching: 3.8 mi
- Jumping Jester: 6.3 mi
- King’s Carousel: 6.3 mi
- Costa Mesa Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Heros Hall Museum: 2.5 mi
- Newland House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum: 3.6 mi
- Lyon Air Museum: 4.3 mi
- Pelican Hill: 6.9 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 7.2 mi
- French Hill: 7.5 mi
- Signal Peak: 8.0 mi
- Cadillac Range: 10.9 mi
- Randall Preserve: 1.1 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 5.6 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 6.4 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 7.2 mi
- Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 13.0 mi
- North Star Beach: 3.1 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 3.2 mi
- Newport Beach: 3.3 mi
- Newport Dunes: 3.4 mi
- Edgewater: 3.5 mi
- Tomato Spring: 13.7 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.1 mi
- Mustang Spring: 18.9 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 20.5 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 20.7 mi
- Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Sunset View Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 5.7 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Mother's Beach: 12.8 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 11.1 mi
- Washout Falls: 11.1 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 11.1 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 11.4 mi
- Historic Dam: 15.4 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 21.2 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 23.0 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 24.6 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Three Arches: 16.0 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 20.7 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | E 79° | 1,734 m | 23.8 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | ENE 78° | 1,675 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | ENE 62° | 1,211 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 72° | 1,197 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bedford Peak | ENE 68° | 1,161 m | 22.4 mi |
| Sierra Peak | NE 49° | 928 m | 21.6 mi |
| Flores Peak | ENE 76° | 566 m | 18.9 mi |
| San Juan Hill | NNE 32° | 543 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Beach Harbor, 5 mi away.
- Garden Snail196 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk176 obs
- Garland Daisy170 obs
- Say's Phoebe150 obs
- California brittlebush145 obs
- Coastal Goldenbush138 obs
- beach suncup136 obs
- Willet131 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/166298976
Day trips start here
- Costa Mesa · 2 mi
- Newport Beach · 3 mi
- Fountain Valley · 4 mi
- Santa Ana · 6 mi
- Westminster · 8 mi
- Garden Grove · 9 mi
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