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Carbon Canyon Regional Park

Carbon Canyon Regional Park from directly overhead

Carbon Canyon Regional Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Modjeska Peak stands 1,675 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Redwood Grove, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 23 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Orange County Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.91666, -117.83627

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
Parks
  • Olinda Ranch Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Vista del Verde: 1.1 mi
  • Wildcatters Park: 1.2 mi
  • George J Koch Park: 1.4 mi
  • Vista Del Verde Community Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • First Lady's Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Mediterranean Collection: 3.3 mi
  • Desert Collection: 3.3 mi
  • Community Gardens: 3.4 mi
  • Cultivated Collection: 3.4 mi
Peaks
  • Gilman Peak: 3.5 mi
  • East Coyote Hills: 4.1 mi
  • Puente Hills: 4.3 mi
  • Andersen Bump: 5.2 mi
  • San Juan Hill: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 35
  • Hidden Valley: 7.0 mi
  • Creekside: 7.1 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 9.3 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 9.7 mi
Springs: 19
Waterfalls: 16
  • Historic Dam: 7.7 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.9 mi
  • Washout Falls: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 11
Cliffs: 4
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.4 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Carbon Canyon Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Modjeska PeakSE 129°1,675 m21.6 mi
Colver PeakNNE 23°1,670 m20.7 mi
Monrovia PeakNNW 340°1,649 m21.9 mi
Sunset PointNNE 23°1,646 m20.3 mi
Rankin PeakNNW 339°1,606 m21.7 mi
Stoddard PeakNNE 27°1,399 m21.7 mi
Pine MountainN 350°1,377 m21.5 mi
Clamshell PeakNNW 335°1,338 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606063656872767776716559
Precip in3.23.11.80.70.40.10.10.00.10.61.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anaheim, 4 mi away.

  • castor bean161 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard155 obs
  • mule fat93 obs
  • Southern California Walnut86 obs
  • Western Bluebird83 obs
  • poison hemlock83 obs
  • Egyptian Goose82 obs
  • tree tobacco78 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/367552169

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