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Felicita County Park

Felicita County Park from directly overhead

Felicita County Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Rodriguez Mountain stands 1,183 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bernardo Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.

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Coordinates33.08181, -117.08450
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • The Kit Carson Park Snake: 1.4 mi
  • Gorilla: 5.0 mi
  • Mawazo Woods Discovery Area: 5.0 mi
  • Balloon Safari: 5.1 mi
  • Africa Tram: 5.1 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Grande Step Totem: 2.8 mi
  • Muffler Man: 2.9 mi
  • The Hawk: 5.1 mi
  • Wired Circle: 5.5 mi
  • Rockwell Steps: 5.8 mi
Museums
  • Escondido Museum: 2.9 mi
  • San Diego Children's Discovery Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Poway Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center: 9.0 mi
  • Classic Rotors Museum: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 60
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 5.2 mi
  • Arboretum: 7.3 mi
  • Circle Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Abraxas Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Cliffs: 19
  • Del Mar Bluff: 13.9 mi
  • Net Muc: 15.1 mi
  • Thumb: 17.7 mi
  • Main Area: 17.7 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 18
Springs: 12
  • Indian Rock Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Bear Spring: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 12.0 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 1.4 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 3.1 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Felicita County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rodriguez MountainNE 45°1,183 m14.9 mi
Woodson MountainSE 127°878 m8.3 mi
North Iron MountainSE 130°824 m9.5 mi
Iron MountainSE 136°818 m10.7 mi
Black ButteENE 63°816 m15.8 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakSE 130°802 m10.2 mi
Middle SummitSE 132°790 m10.2 mi
Mount EllieSE 133°743.712 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4119:2520:01
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636771767775696256
Precip in3.23.62.21.00.40.10.10.10.20.61.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Escondido #2, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard524 obs
  • Black Phoebe377 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker340 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard324 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk270 obs
  • House Finch257 obs
  • Song Sparrow242 obs
  • California Towhee238 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/44500976

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