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Crescent Bay Point Park

Crescent Bay Point Park from directly overhead

Crescent Bay Point Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Palm Tree Circle, a park 0.4 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.54681, -117.80384

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 50
Peaks: 42
Springs: 28
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 13
  • Calit2 Patio: 7.0 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 13.6 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 54°1,734 m19.2 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 51°1,675 m19.1 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 60°1,401 m21.8 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 67°1,373 m20.8 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 64°1,315 m22.1 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 33°1,211 m20.6 mi
Bald PeakNE 47°1,197 m21.1 mi
Bedford PeakNE 40°1,161 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1718:49
December solstice06:5216:1016:48

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, 1 mi away.

  • Ochre Sea Star935 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone836 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab534 obs
  • Monarch462 obs
  • Western Gull439 obs
  • California Christmas Tree Worm341 obs
  • Pacific Purple Sea Urchin295 obs
  • California Spiny Chiton285 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/181447715

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