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Dos Picos County Park

Dos Picos County Park from directly overhead

Dos Picos County Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 453 m. Black Mountain stands 1,214 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ernie Pantoja Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
453 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.99853, -116.94085

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Ernie Pantoja Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Martha Harville Memorial Oak Grove: 4.6 mi
  • Goodan Ranch: 5.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Battlefield Historical Monument: 6.7 mi
Peaks
  • Ramona Overlook Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Lynnay Summit: 1.1 mi
  • North Iron Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Ramona Overlook: 1.2 mi
  • Wildwood Mountain: 1.3 mi
Attractions
  • Potato Chip Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Africa Tram: 7.5 mi
  • Lions: 7.5 mi
  • Balloon Safari: 7.6 mi
  • Mawazo Woods Discovery Area: 7.6 mi
Museums
  • Classic Rotors Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Guy R. Woodward Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Poway Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Barona Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center: 7.3 mi
Parks
Gardens: 60
  • Abraxas Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 7.9 mi
  • Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Circle Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Live Well San Diego Demonstration Garden: 15.8 mi
Artworks
  • Saint Gregory the Great: 9.3 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 9.3 mi
  • The Hawk: 10.5 mi
  • Muffler Man: 11.8 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 11.9 mi
Springs: 29
  • Rock Haven Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Skunk Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Indian Head Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Cliffs: 22
  • Net Muc: 8.3 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 9.6 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 9.6 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 9.6 mi
  • Main Wall: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 14.6 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 14.8 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 8.8 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
  • Picnic Table: 18.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Dos Picos County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNE 35°1,214 m13.6 mi
El Cajon MountainSE 130°1,112 m9.1 mi
El CapitanSE 131°1,026 m8.6 mi
Rock MountainESE 121°996 m8.8 mi
Witch Creek MountainENE 66°991 m13.6 mi
Corral MountainNE 45°987 m13.1 mi
Eagle PeakE 94°973 m13.4 mi
Silverdome IISE 135°970.36 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:4019:2420:00
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:4816:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535355586368747673665952
Precip in3.13.52.71.10.40.10.00.10.20.51.21.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramona Fire Dept, 2 mi away.

  • Thick-leaved Yerba Santa156 obs
  • Warrior's Plume151 obs
  • Bush Poppy127 obs
  • California snowdrop bush121 obs
  • chaparral yucca118 obs
  • mission manzanita98 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard97 obs
  • sugar bush90 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/44500994

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