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La Cristianita Historic Site

La Cristianita Historic Site from directly overhead

La Cristianita Historic Site is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 46 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard T. Steed Memorial Park, a park 1.2 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
46 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.43308, -117.56838

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Richard T. Steed Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Harbor View Park Entrance: 1.4 mi
  • Harbor View Park: 1.4 mi
  • Rayzilla Circle: 1.5 mi
  • Rayzilla Parc: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Park Semper Fi: 3.1 mi
  • Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Reikers Point: 5.5 mi
  • Smugglers Sink: 6.1 mi
  • San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 58
Artworks: 48
  • Bird Houses: 6.7 mi
  • Made In OC: 6.9 mi
  • Peace Obelisk: 12.7 mi
  • Gandhi: 12.8 mi
  • Marie Curie: 12.8 mi
Springs: 30
Beaches: 25
  • T Street Beach: 3.1 mi
  • The Pier Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 3.2 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 3.3 mi
  • El Portal: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Gardens: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 7.9 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 15.2 mi
  • Vista Point: 16.2 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 19.3 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 10.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakN 6°1,734 m19.3 mi
Modjeska PeakN 4°1,675 m19.8 mi
ClarkE 96°1,527 m13.4 mi
Trabuco PeakNNE 16°1,401 m19.4 mi
Los Pinos PeakNNE 19°1,373 m17.0 mi
Horsethief PeakNNE 20°1,315 m18.7 mi
Bald PeakN 5°1,197 m22.4 mi
Bedford PeakN 359°1,161 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:02
June solstice05:4219:2720:04
September equinox06:3918:1618:48
December solstice06:5116:0916:47

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, 15 mi away.

  • Artichoke Thistle29 obs
  • lemonade berry28 obs
  • blue dicks25 obs
  • milk thistle22 obs
  • California sagebrush19 obs
  • Chilicothe15 obs
  • fennel14 obs
  • Pacific poison oak13 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 node/358787083

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