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Capistrano Beach Park

Capistrano Beach Park from directly overhead

Capistrano Beach Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pines Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

What to expect

Operated by
OC parks (Orange County)

How to reach it

Coordinates33.45479, -117.66794

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Made In OC: 3.0 mi
  • Bird Houses: 3.9 mi
  • Gandhi: 7.9 mi
  • Marie Curie: 7.9 mi
  • Laguna Beach "L": 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Reikers Point: 1.7 mi
  • USA HOUSE: 2.8 mi
  • San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • The Great Stone Church: 3.3 mi
  • Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 48
Attractions: 46
Springs: 29
Beaches: 23
  • South Day Use Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Group Campsite: 0.8 mi
  • Poche Beach: 1.0 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Baby Beach: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 17
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 11
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 14.0 mi
  • Vista Point: 15.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 16.4 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 2.0 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 4.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNNE 23°1,734 m19.3 mi
Modjeska PeakNNE 21°1,675 m19.6 mi
ClarkE 98°1,527 m19.3 mi
Trabuco PeakNNE 33°1,401 m20.4 mi
Los Pinos PeakNE 38°1,373 m18.4 mi
Horsethief PeakNE 37°1,315 m20.1 mi
Pleasants PeakN 8°1,211 m23.9 mi
Bald PeakNNE 20°1,197 m22.1 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 solstice06:5216:0916:48

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, 9 mi away.

  • Black-crowned Night Heron311 obs
  • California Sea Lion291 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel255 obs
  • Brown Pelican245 obs
  • Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle239 obs
  • Western Gull205 obs
  • Snowy Egret191 obs
  • Great Blue Heron187 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/358822072

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