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La Hermosa Park

La Hermosa Park from directly overhead

La Hermosa Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Niguel Ranch Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.52585, -117.70306

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Gandhi: 2.7 mi
  • Marie Curie: 2.7 mi
  • Made In OC: 3.2 mi
  • Bird Houses: 3.7 mi
  • Laguna Beach "L": 4.3 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 50
Springs: 30
Gardens: 24
Beaches: 23
  • Arch Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Baby Beach: 4.4 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Group Campsite: 4.7 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 10.4 mi
  • Vista Point: 11.1 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 11.3 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 3.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 37°1,734 m16.0 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 34°1,675 m16.2 mi
ClarkESE 110°1,527 m22.5 mi
Trabuco PeakNE 47°1,401 m17.9 mi
Los Pinos PeakNE 54°1,373 m16.4 mi
Horsethief PeakNE 52°1,315 m17.9 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 17°1,211 m19.5 mi
Bald PeakNNE 31°1,197 m18.6 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, 5 mi away.

  • California Ground Squirrel1,578 obs
  • Western Honey Bee1,515 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard787 obs
  • Yellow-faced Bumble Bee691 obs
  • Silver Garden Orbweaver448 obs
  • Canada Goose329 obs
  • Black Phoebe300 obs
  • Mallard281 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/790316456

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