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Knotty Pine Park

Knotty Pine Park from directly overhead

Knotty Pine Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mackenzie Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.59262, -117.67918

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions
Gardens: 39
Springs: 32
Beaches: 23
  • Arch Beach: 7.0 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Group Campsite: 9.1 mi
  • Baby Beach: 9.1 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 12
  • Group Picnic #1: 6.0 mi
  • Vista Point: 6.5 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 9.0 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 7.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Knotty Pine Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 46°1,734 m11.7 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 41°1,675 m11.7 mi
ClarkESE 122°1,527 m23.3 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 57°1,401 m14.0 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 67°1,373 m12.9 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 63°1,315 m14.3 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 16°1,211 m14.7 mi
Bald PeakNE 36°1,197 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 7 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard204 obs
  • Mallard86 obs
  • Garden Snail64 obs
  • Common Pill Woodlouse46 obs
  • Western Honey Bee45 obs
  • Arizona Mantis45 obs
  • Snowy Egret44 obs
  • Desert Cottontail43 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/164975910

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