Park · California
Crucero Park
Crucero Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Minaya Park, a park 0.6 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates33.64719, -117.64795
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Minaya Park: 0.6 mi
- Marty Russo Youth Athletic Park: 0.7 mi
- Vintage Park: 0.7 mi
- Birchwood Park: 0.7 mi
- Castlewood Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Peace Obelisk: 3.0 mi
- Folded Circle Three Rings: 5.7 mi
- The Pacific Promise: 6.4 mi
- Orc Statue: 6.9 mi
- Marie Curie: 8.1 mi
Historic sites
- USPS Lake Forest dedication plaque: 3.6 mi
- Costeau Pit Monument: 4.2 mi
- Portola Overlook: 4.8 mi
- Portola Overlook: 4.8 mi
- San Pantaleon or "Springs of Father Gomez": 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Vulture Crags: 4.2 mi
- Bolero Point: 4.3 mi
- Flores Peak: 4.8 mi
- Irvine Mesa: 6.6 mi
- Modjeska Peak: 7.8 mi
Attractions
- Trabuco Fliers Club: 4.8 mi
- Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center: 5.4 mi
- Great Park Carousel: 5.7 mi
- Great Park Balloon: 5.7 mi
- Old Towne Irvine: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 45
- Garden Center 1: 5.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
- Niguel Botanical Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.9 mi
- Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
Museums: 41
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 5.3 mi
- Blas Aguilar Adobe: 10.1 mi
- Irvine Historical Society: 10.7 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 10.8 mi
- Tustin Historical Society: 12.0 mi
Springs: 34
- Tomato Spring: 4.9 mi
- Laurel Spring: 6.1 mi
- Dripping Springs: 6.2 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 6.6 mi
- Crow Spring: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 25
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 2.7 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 9.7 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 10.8 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 22
- Arch Beach: 11.0 mi
- Group Campsite: 13.0 mi
- North Day Use Beach: 13.0 mi
- Baby Beach: 13.2 mi
- South Day Use Beach: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Group Picnic #1: 2.6 mi
- Vista Point: 2.7 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 4.8 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Harding Canyon Falls: 6.5 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 8.3 mi
- Black Star Canyon Falls: 10.4 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 11.2 mi
- Ortega Falls: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Coyote Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 20.2 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 20.7 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Rancho Temescal: 12.4 mi
- Willard: 15.5 mi
- Terra Cotta: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 14.7 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 14.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Three Arches: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Crucero Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NE 56° | 1,734 m | 7.9 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | NE 50° | 1,675 m | 7.8 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | ENE 69° | 1,401 m | 10.6 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | E 83° | 1,373 m | 10.2 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | ENE 76° | 1,315 m | 11.2 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NNE 13° | 1,211 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | NE 41° | 1,197 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bedford Peak | NNE 26° | 1,161 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
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 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 7 mi away.
- California Buckwheat91 obs
- Western Fence Lizard89 obs
- coast live oak83 obs
- lemonade berry80 obs
- Monarch79 obs
- Desert Cottontail71 obs
- Black Phoebe68 obs
- Western Bluebird67 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/185324483
Day trips start here
- Lake Forest · 2 mi
- Beach Cities · 4 mi
- Laguna Hills · 4 mi
- Mission Viejo · 4 mi
- Aliso Viejo · 7 mi
- Orange County · 8 mi
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