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Irvine Lake Park

Irvine Lake Park from directly overhead

Irvine Lake Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hangmans Tree, a historic site 1.0 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.76806, -117.71714

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Terrace View Park: 2.4 mi
  • The Meadows Park: 2.5 mi
  • Pioneer Road Park: 2.6 mi
  • Hideaway Park: 2.8 mi
  • Crestview Park: 2.8 mi
Gardens
Peaks
Attractions
Nature reserves: 43
Picnic sites: 24
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 2.4 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 2.6 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 2.8 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 3.2 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 20
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 5
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.6 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.1 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 16.3 mi
  • Coyote Bluff: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Irvine Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakESE 111°1,734 m11.2 mi
Modjeska PeakESE 109°1,675 m10.5 mi
Trabuco PeakESE 108°1,401 m14.6 mi
Los Pinos PeakESE 117°1,373 m15.8 mi
Horsethief PeakESE 111°1,315 m15.9 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 73°1,211 m6.6 mi
Bald PeakE 95°1,197 m10.5 mi
Bedford PeakE 90°1,161 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4119:2920:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5316:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595961646771757675716458
Precip in2.73.51.70.90.30.00.10.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 3 mi away.

  • Artichoke Thistle65 obs
  • arroyo lupine61 obs
  • Turkey Vulture60 obs
  • California Buckwheat58 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk51 obs
  • deerweed46 obs
  • Wishbone Bush46 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard45 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/164975909

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