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La Jolla Strand Park

La Jolla Strand Park from directly overhead

La Jolla Strand Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Windansea Surf Shack, a attraction 0.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
8 m
Getting there

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Coordinates32.82755, -117.27976
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Pacific Beach Mermaid: 2.4 mi
  • Wild Coast Mural: 2.5 mi
  • John Lennon Mural: 2.6 mi
  • The Legacy: 3.2 mi
  • Red Shoe: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 60
Beaches: 28
Nature reserves: 26
Cliffs: 20
  • Sunset Cliffs: 6.6 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 7.2 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 7.2 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 7.8 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 21.2 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 9.1 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 9.7 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 12.6 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Dog Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 23.4 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of La Jolla Strand Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainNE 55°878 m21.9 mi
North Iron MountainENE 58°824 m21.8 mi
Iron MountainENE 62°818 m21.3 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakENE 60°802 m22.0 mi
Middle SummitENE 60°790 m21.7 mi
San Miguel MountainESE 114°782 m21.9 mi
Mount EllieENE 59°743.712 m21.4 mi
Wildwood MountainENE 62°725.424 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4916:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555658606264687068655955
Precip in2.32.51.40.60.30.00.10.00.20.60.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Seaworld, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • California Sea Lion8,157 obs
  • Brandt's Cormorant4,810 obs
  • Brown Pelican4,350 obs
  • Western Gull4,268 obs
  • Harbor Seal3,186 obs
  • Opalescent Nudibranch2,686 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone1,976 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel1,740 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358787129

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