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Cordova Park

Cordova Park from directly overhead

Cordova Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluff Top Park, a park 0.7 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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City Of Mission Viejo

How to reach it

Coordinates33.56783, -117.65561

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 60
Springs: 33
Gardens: 27
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Niguel Botanical Preserve: 4.0 mi
  • Garden Center 1: 5.5 mi
  • Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 23
  • Arch Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Group Campsite: 7.5 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 7.5 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Baby Beach: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 12
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 6.5 mi
  • Vista Point: 7.3 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 10.2 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 7.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 35°1,734 m12.1 mi
Modjeska PeakNNE 31°1,675 m12.3 mi
ClarkESE 120°1,527 m21.2 mi
Trabuco PeakNE 48°1,401 m13.9 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 58°1,373 m12.5 mi
Horsethief PeakNE 54°1,315 m14.0 mi
Pleasants PeakN 10°1,211 m16.0 mi
Bald PeakNNE 28°1,197 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

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, 7 mi away.

  • California Buckwheat97 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard91 obs
  • Toyon85 obs
  • Garden Snail71 obs
  • California brittlebush63 obs
  • Garland Daisy60 obs
  • Artichoke Thistle58 obs
  • California sagebrush56 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/163328039

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