Cliff Drive Park
Cliff Drive Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Metalfor, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Metalfor: 0.1 mi
- The Tree of Life: 0.5 mi
- Dawn to Dusk in the Estuary: 0.8 mi
- Marine 1/1 Memorial Sculpture: 1.0 mi
- McFadden Square Centennial Legacy Project: 1.1 mi
- John Wayne Park: 0.2 mi
- Bolsa Park: 0.4 mi
- Tree Of Life Park: 0.5 mi
- Lido Park: 0.5 mi
- Heller Park: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Butterfly Garden: 0.8 mi
- College Park Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Sherman Library & Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Garrison Garden: 3.3 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 4.9 mi
- Old Landing: 1.0 mi
- Marine 1/1 Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Ben Carlson: 1.1 mi
- McFadden (Newport) Wharf: 1.1 mi
- McFadden Square Centennial Monument: 1.1 mi
- Newport Landing Whale Watching: 1.9 mi
- Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 3.0 mi
- World's largest surfboard: 5.2 mi
- The Balls: 5.7 mi
- Jumping Jester: 6.1 mi
- Costa Mesa Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Heros Hall Museum: 3.1 mi
- Lyon Air Museum: 4.5 mi
- Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art: 5.0 mi
- Newland House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Pelican Hill: 5.2 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 6.3 mi
- Signal Peak: 6.5 mi
- French Hill: 6.7 mi
- Temple Hill: 10.9 mi
- Newport Beach: 1.3 mi
- Edgewater: 1.6 mi
- North Star Beach: 1.6 mi
- Newport Dunes: 1.7 mi
- Balboa Beach: 1.8 mi
- Randall Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 4.8 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 5.3 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 6.5 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 13.4 mi
- Tomato Spring: 13.3 mi
- Dripping Springs: 15.9 mi
- Mustang Spring: 18.8 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 20.2 mi
- Laurel Spring: 20.6 mi
- Sunset View Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 4.9 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Mother's Beach: 14.7 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 12.7 mi
- Washout Falls: 12.7 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 12.8 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 13.0 mi
- Historic Dam: 16.1 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 19.4 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 24.4 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 22.8 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Three Arches: 14.1 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cliff Drive Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | ENE 75° | 1,734 m | 23.1 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | ENE 73° | 1,675 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | ENE 57° | 1,211 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 68° | 1,197 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bedford Peak | ENE 63° | 1,161 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf | E 89° | 1,015 m | 24.9 mi |
| Sierra Peak | NE 44° | 928 m | 22.0 mi |
| Flores Peak | ENE 70° | 566 m | 18.4 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, 3 mi away.
- Western Gull346 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron313 obs
- Willet219 obs
- Snowy Egret214 obs
- Brown Pelican195 obs
- Rock Pigeon153 obs
- Ochre Sea Star138 obs
- Heermann's Gull135 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/185324480
Day trips start here
- Newport Beach · 2 mi
- Costa Mesa · 3 mi
- Fountain Valley · 6 mi
- Santa Ana · 8 mi
- Irvine · 9 mi
- Orange County · 9 mi
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