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Golden View Park

Golden View Park from directly overhead

Golden View Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Pleasants Peak stands 1,211 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lark View Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 28 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.71224, -118.01213

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • WWII 16 inch Gun Mount: 2.4 mi
  • WWII 16 inch Gun Mount: 2.4 mi
  • Trần Hưng Đạo: 3.3 mi
  • WWII Submarine Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Emperor Quang Trung: 5.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • World's largest surfboard: 3.7 mi
  • Crank 'n' Roll: 7.2 mi
  • Rewind Racers: 7.2 mi
  • Crazy Bus: 7.2 mi
  • Freeway Coaster: 7.2 mi
Artworks
  • Ronald Reagan stature: 4.3 mi
  • Tran Hung Doa statue: 4.3 mi
  • Miguel Hidalgo statue: 4.3 mi
  • Suppory In Love: 5.8 mi
  • Historic Costa Mesa: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 47
  • Randall Preserve: 6.7 mi
  • Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 7.1 mi
  • Marine Stadium Reserve: 7.7 mi
  • San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 10.1 mi
  • William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 11.9 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Landing Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Cadillac Range: 8.4 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 8.7 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Signal Hill: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Mother's Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 16
Springs: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Washout Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.4 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Historic Dam: 15.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasants PeakENE 76°1,211 m24.0 mi
Sierra PeakENE 65°928 m22.7 mi
Flores PeakE 90°566 m22.5 mi
San Juan HillNE 48°543 m21.0 mi
Bolero PointE 91°534 m20.6 mi
Gilman PeakNE 43°514 m19.9 mi
Andersen BumpNE 47°482 m20.8 mi
San Pedro HillW 277°449 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:3020:06
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:1016:48

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, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard601 obs
  • Western Bluebird487 obs
  • Vermilion Flycatcher466 obs
  • White-faced Ibis457 obs
  • Canada Goose369 obs
  • American Coot348 obs
  • Black Phoebe336 obs
  • Snowy Egret333 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/172036731

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