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Haster Basin Recreation Area

Haster Basin Recreation Area from directly overhead

Haster Basin Recreation Area is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 27 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.77984, -117.90811

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Avengers Campus Dedication Plaque: 2.0 mi
  • Grizzly Peak: 2.0 mi
  • The Pelton Wheel: 2.0 mi
  • The Steam Donkey: 2.0 mi
  • Storytellers: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 46
  • Cadillac Range: 1.8 mi
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Cascade Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Red Hill: 7.0 mi
  • East Coyote Hills: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 8.7 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 9.0 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 9.2 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 9.4 mi
Springs: 16
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 2.0 mi
  • Washout Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Historic Dam: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.7 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 24.3 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 24.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakESE 102°1,734 m22.0 mi
Modjeska PeakE 101°1,675 m21.3 mi
Pleasants PeakE 86°1,211 m17.4 mi
Bald PeakE 94°1,197 m21.5 mi
Bedford PeakE 93°1,161 m19.0 mi
Sierra PeakENE 71°928 m15.4 mi
Flores PeakESE 106°566 m17.1 mi
San Juan HillNE 46°543 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595962646670747574696358
Precip in2.93.21.70.80.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA Fire STN, 3 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard85 obs
  • Mallard58 obs
  • Western Honey Bee49 obs
  • Figeater Beetle48 obs
  • House Sparrow45 obs
  • Garden Snail44 obs
  • Rock Pigeon42 obs
  • Arizona Mantis36 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/25652082

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