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Christopher Park

Christopher Park from directly overhead

Christopher Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Castille Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.61718, -117.66354

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens: 42
Springs: 34
Beaches: 23
  • Arch Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Group Campsite: 10.8 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Baby Beach: 10.9 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Picnic sites: 12
  • Group Picnic #1: 4.2 mi
  • Vista Point: 4.7 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 7.1 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 9.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Christopher Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 49°1,734 m9.8 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 44°1,675 m9.9 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 61°1,401 m12.3 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 73°1,373 m11.5 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 68°1,315 m12.7 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 15°1,211 m12.8 mi
Bald PeakNE 38°1,197 m12.1 mi
Bedford PeakNNE 25°1,161 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760626669737574696256
Precip in3.13.42.10.80.30.10.00.00.20.71.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tustin Irvine RCH, 8 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard204 obs
  • Mallard123 obs
  • Desert Cottontail80 obs
  • American Crow71 obs
  • Garden Snail71 obs
  • Black Phoebe69 obs
  • Monarch66 obs
  • Western Bluebird62 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/164975895

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