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Harper Park

Harper Park from directly overhead

Harper Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinkley Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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City of Costa Mesa

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Coordinates33.63214, -117.90973
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 2.0 mi
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 2.1 mi
  • The Balls: 4.8 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 5.1 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 5.1 mi
Museums: 53
Peaks: 38
Nature reserves: 26
Beaches: 25
Springs: 18
Picnic sites: 15
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 4.0 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 12.1 mi
  • Washout Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Historic Dam: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 76°1,734 m22.3 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 74°1,675 m21.9 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 57°1,211 m20.8 mi
Bald PeakENE 68°1,197 m23.1 mi
Bedford PeakENE 64°1,161 m21.2 mi
SugarloafE 90°1,015 m24.1 mi
New SugarloafE 91°984 m24.7 mi
Sierra PeakNE 44°928 m21.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:2920:06
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 °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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Coastal Goldenbush261 obs
  • Great Blue Heron243 obs
  • California brittlebush240 obs
  • Snowy Egret237 obs
  • Osprey202 obs
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron194 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard194 obs
  • California Buckwheat190 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/185324492

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