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Harbor View Nature Park

Harbor View Nature Park from directly overhead

Harbor View Nature Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Hills Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.61514, -117.86223

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 2.4 mi
  • The Balls: 3.0 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 3.0 mi
  • Flame Thrower: 4.2 mi
  • Sidewinder: 4.2 mi
Museums: 47
Peaks: 42
Springs: 26
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 21
Picnic sites: 13
  • Calit2 Patio: 2.3 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bear Claw Fall: 13.7 mi
  • Washout Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 71°1,734 m20.0 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 68°1,675 m19.7 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 75°1,401 m23.1 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 81°1,373 m22.7 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 78°1,315 m23.8 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 49°1,211 m19.3 mi
Bald PeakENE 63°1,197 m21.1 mi
Bedford PeakENE 57°1,161 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:03
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969676157
Precip in2.22.41.30.60.20.10.00.00.10.30.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Beach Harbor, 2 mi away.

  • Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch987 obs
  • Opalescent Nudibranch913 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone834 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab635 obs
  • White-spotted Sea Goddess567 obs
  • Giant Keyhole Limpet564 obs
  • Blueband Hermit Crab532 obs
  • Salt-and-pepper Doris445 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/185324491

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