- Elevation, modelled
- 1,815 m
- Tallest summit within 18.1 miles
- Cuyamaca Peak1,979 m · 12.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:58local time
- Coordinates
- 32.8698, -116.4147
Desert View Picnic Area is a park in California, at a modelled 1,815 m. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off.
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Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Desert View Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyamaca Peak | WNW 296° | 1,979 m | 12.3 mi |
| Monument Peak | NNW 347° | 1,904 m | 1.6 mi |
| Wooded Hill | SW 228° | 1,894 m | 1.9 mi |
| Stephenson Peak | N 359° | 1,889 m | 0.4 mi |
| Piñon Point | W 276° | 1,832 m | 0.2 mi |
| North Peak | NW 314° | 1,826 m | 13.7 mi |
| Garnet Peak | NNW 327° | 1,800 m | 4.6 mi |
| Middle Peak | NW 305° | 1,795 m | 13.2 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Piñon Point: 0.2 mi
- Stephenson Peak: 0.4 mi
- Monument Peak: 1.6 mi
- Wooded Hill: 1.9 mi
- Red Top: 4.3 mi
Springs
- Lower Morris Meadow springs: 2.8 mi
- Oasis Spring: 3.4 mi
- Granite Spring: 7.2 mi
- Buckman Springs: 8.2 mi
- Dyar Spring: 8.3 mi
Parks: 32
- Laguna Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Pine Valley County Park: 7.5 mi
- Vallecito Stage Station County Park: 8.1 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 9.7 mi
- Pedro Fages Monument: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 22
- Magic Water Horse: 16.5 mi
- Hubbell Gateway: 19.5 mi
- Blessed Mother: 20.5 mi
- Utahraptor: 23.0 mi
- Carnotaurus / Allosaurus: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Yaquitepec: 9.2 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 9.5 mi
- Airplane Monument: 10.7 mi
- Well of Eight Echos: 11.5 mi
- Palm Spring: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 11
- Mortero Trailhead: 9.8 mi
- Pictograph Trailhead: 10.8 mi
- Moteros: 12.1 mi
- "Hollywood & Vine" Street Sign: 12.5 mi
- Warlock Mine: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Monster Rocks: 12.9 mi
- Main Wall: 12.9 mi
- Mud Palisades: 13.6 mi
- Bell Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Perpendicular Bluff: 19.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 9.4 mi
- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum: 17.8 mi
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 18.0 mi
- Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store Museum: 18.3 mi
- Alpine Historical Society: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cottonwood Creek: 5.6 mi
- Kitchen Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- The Falls: 11.8 mi
- Three Sisters Waterfalls: 17.4 mi
- Dry Falls: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Desert View Picnic Area: 0.0 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 0.0 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- BBQ Area: 13.0 mi
- Day Use Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Cuyamaca: 10.7 mi
- Stratton: 12.1 mi
- Banner: 15.7 mi
- Branson City: 18.6 mi
- Eastwood: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Aztec Woods: 1.8 mi
- Agua Caliente County Park: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Buckman Springs Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Broken Ankle Bend: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 11.6 mi
- desert garden: 18.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Laguna #3, under a mile away.
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