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Crystal Cove Historic District

Crystal Cove Historic District from directly overhead

Crystal Cove Historic District is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Irvine Coast Marine Life Refuge, a park 0.7 miles away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.57502, -117.84061

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 4.0 mi
  • The Balls: 5.1 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 6.0 mi
  • Irvine Lanes: 6.7 mi
  • Laser Tag: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 56
Peaks: 44
Museums: 43
Springs: 27
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 19
Picnic sites: 13
  • Calit2 Patio: 4.7 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 14.7 mi
  • Vista Point: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 11.1 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 16.7 mi
  • Washout Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 62°1,734 m20.0 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 60°1,675 m19.8 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 67°1,401 m22.8 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 74°1,373 m22.1 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 71°1,315 m23.3 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 41°1,211 m20.4 mi
Bald PeakNE 54°1,197 m21.5 mi
Bedford PeakNE 49°1,161 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:03
June solstice05:4219:2920:05
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969676157
Precip in2.22.41.30.60.20.10.00.00.10.30.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Beach Harbor, 3 mi away.

  • Sunburst Anemone1,600 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab1,007 obs
  • Ochre Sea Star888 obs
  • California Mussel792 obs
  • Opalescent Nudibranch716 obs
  • Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch706 obs
  • Blueband Hermit Crab684 obs
  • Western Gull564 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 node/358829997

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