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Gisler Park

Gisler Park from directly overhead

Gisler Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wimbledon Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Costa Mesa

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.68708, -117.91037

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Mesa Verde Sign: 1.1 mi
  • Historic Costa Mesa: 1.1 mi
  • OCC Rocket: 1.2 mi
  • GO COAST Sign: 1.2 mi
  • Bill's Information: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Dr. Jack B. Holland: 1.1 mi
  • Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 1.3 mi
  • Table Of Dignity: 1.5 mi
  • Agricultural Workers Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Bowling Green Park: 2.7 mi
Attractions
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 2.7 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 4.4 mi
  • Go Karts: 4.4 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 4.4 mi
  • Ye Rockin’ Tug: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 39
Nature reserves: 32
Beaches: 22
Springs: 17
Picnic sites: 15
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 5.0 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.3 mi
  • Washout Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Historic Dam: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 86°1,734 m21.7 mi
Modjeska PeakE 84°1,675 m21.2 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 67°1,211 m19.0 mi
Bald PeakENE 78°1,197 m22.0 mi
Bedford PeakENE 74°1,161 m19.9 mi
SugarloafE 99°1,015 m24.5 mi
Sierra PeakNE 52°928 m18.5 mi
Yaeger MesaE 91°918 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585860636568737473686357
Precip in2.62.61.60.50.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, 3 mi away.

  • Mallard116 obs
  • Egyptian Goose85 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel80 obs
  • Canada Goose70 obs
  • Hooded Oriole69 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard68 obs
  • Western Honey Bee68 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk63 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/166300928

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