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Fullerton Arboretum

Fullerton Arboretum from directly overhead

Fullerton Arboretum is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Modjeska Peak stands 1,675 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cultivated Collection, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California State University Fullerton
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.88682, -117.88349

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Cultivated Collection: 0.0 mi
  • Woodlands Collection: 0.0 mi
  • Community Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Desert Collection: 0.1 mi
  • Mediterranean Collection: 0.1 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Fullerton Creek Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
  • Acacia Park: 0.7 mi
  • Proposed Bike Park: 0.8 mi
  • George Key Ranch Historic Park: 0.9 mi
  • Vista Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • East Coyote Hills: 1.1 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 3.9 mi
  • Puente Hills: 4.8 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 5.4 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 5.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Brea Fallen Peace Officers Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Brea War Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • American Legion WWII Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Walter Knotts Grave Site: 2.2 mi
  • Izaak Walton League WWII Memorial: 2.3 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 58
Picnic sites: 36
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 7.2 mi
  • Creekside: 7.3 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 9.4 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 9.8 mi
Springs: 16
Waterfalls: 15
  • Schweitzer Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Washout Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 5.9 mi
  • Historic Dam: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 11
Cliffs: 4
  • Norco Bluffs: 17.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 18.4 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 18.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Fullerton Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Modjeska PeakESE 121°1,675 m22.7 mi
Monrovia PeakNNW 348°1,649 m23.1 mi
Sunset PointNNE 27°1,646 m23.3 mi
Rankin PeakNNW 347°1,606 m22.8 mi
Pine MountainN 357°1,377 m23.3 mi
Clamshell PeakNNW 343°1,338 m22.8 mi
Pleasants PeakESE 111°1,211 m17.1 mi
Bald PeakESE 114°1,197 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606063656872767776716559
Precip in3.23.11.80.70.40.10.10.00.10.61.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anaheim, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard701 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel578 obs
  • Mallard446 obs
  • Pond Slider281 obs
  • Canada Goose273 obs
  • Garden Snail267 obs
  • Egyptian Goose200 obs
  • Western Bluebird199 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/133794954

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