La Plata Park
La Plata Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Crown Valley Ballfields 1 & 2, a park 0.4 miles away. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Crown Valley Ballfields 1 & 2: 0.4 mi
- Upper Niguel Ranch Park: 0.4 mi
- Juaneno Park: 0.4 mi
- Hidden Hills Park: 0.5 mi
- Sulphur Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- C2 Ranch Marker: 1.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.1 mi
- The Great Stone Church: 2.8 mi
- Wisdom Courage Compassion: 2.8 mi
- San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Mission San Juan Capistrano: 2.7 mi
- Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center: 8.5 mi
- Great Park Balloon: 10.1 mi
- Great Park Carousel: 10.1 mi
- Old Towne Irvine: 10.5 mi
- Gandhi: 2.9 mi
- Marie Curie: 2.9 mi
- Made In OC: 3.1 mi
- Bird Houses: 3.4 mi
- The Pacific Promise: 4.2 mi
- Niguel Hill: 2.8 mi
- Aliso Peak: 3.4 mi
- Temple Hill: 3.8 mi
- Signal Peak: 8.4 mi
- Pelican Hill: 9.4 mi
- Hot Spring: 10.8 mi
- Crow Spring: 10.8 mi
- Tomato Spring: 11.3 mi
- Carrillo Spring: 12.0 mi
- Los Chinos Spring: 12.1 mi
- Blas Aguilar Adobe: 2.9 mi
- Ocean Institute: 5.0 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 5.5 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 8.0 mi
- Surfing Heritage and Culture Center: 8.2 mi
- Niguel Botanical Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Garden Center 1: 6.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.4 mi
- Sherman Library & Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 11.6 mi
- Arch Beach: 4.2 mi
- Baby Beach: 4.9 mi
- North Day Use Beach: 4.9 mi
- Group Campsite: 5.0 mi
- South Day Use Beach: 5.3 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 9.9 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 10.8 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 11.1 mi
- Trestles Wetlands Natural Preserve: 11.7 mi
- San Onofre State Beach: 11.9 mi
- Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 4.8 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 14.6 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 14.9 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 15.1 mi
- Ortega Falls: 16.5 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Group Picnic #1: 9.6 mi
- Vista Point: 10.4 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 11.4 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 13.1 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 8.6 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 23.0 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 23.5 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 20.0 mi
- Willard: 20.1 mi
- Terra Cotta: 21.7 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 5.5 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Three Arches: 4.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Plata Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NE 37° | 1,734 m | 15.3 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | NNE 34° | 1,675 m | 15.5 mi |
| Clark | ESE 112° | 1,527 m | 22.1 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | NE 47° | 1,401 m | 17.1 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | NE 54° | 1,373 m | 15.6 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | NE 52° | 1,315 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NNE 15° | 1,211 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 30° | 1,197 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 5 mi away.
- California Ground Squirrel1,729 obs
- Western Honey Bee1,551 obs
- Western Fence Lizard833 obs
- Yellow-faced Bumble Bee683 obs
- Canada Goose481 obs
- Silver Garden Orbweaver450 obs
- Black Phoebe354 obs
- Mallard300 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/163328079
Day trips start here
- Laguna Niguel · 1 mi
- Aliso Viejo · 3 mi
- San Juan Capistrano · 3 mi
- Laguna Beach · 4 mi
- Beach Cities · 5 mi
- Dana Point · 5 mi
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