- Elevation, modelled
- 285 m
- Tallest summit within 14.6 miles
- El Cajon Mountain1,112 m · 12.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:01local time
- Coordinates
- 33.0058, -117.0114
Lake Poway Recreation Area is a park in California, at a modelled 285 m. El Cajon Mountain stands 1,112 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Lake Poway Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Cajon Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,112 m | 12.7 mi |
| El Capitan | ESE 120° | 1,026 m | 12.2 mi |
| Rock Mountain | ESE 114° | 996 m | 12.7 mi |
| Silverdome II | ESE 122° | 970.36 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Gower | E 87° | 946 m | 14.4 mi |
| Woodson Mountain | E 85° | 878 m | 2.4 mi |
| San Vicente Mountain | ESE 103° | 861 m | 11.9 mi |
| North Iron Mountain | ESE 107° | 824 m | 3.1 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Potato Chip Rock: 2.2 mi
- The Kit Carson Park Snake: 5.9 mi
- Africa Tram: 6.3 mi
- Lions: 6.3 mi
- Mawazo Woods Discovery Area: 6.3 mi
Parks
- Valle Verde Park: 2.2 mi
- Aubrey Park: 2.8 mi
- Silverset Park: 2.8 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.8 mi
- Brighton Place Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Twin Peaks SE: 2.2 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.3 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Woodson Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Peak 1032: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Ernie Pantoja Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Soroptomist Grove: 4.9 mi
- Martha Harville Memorial Oak Grove: 5.2 mi
- Goodan Ranch: 5.6 mi
Museums
- Poway Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center: 4.4 mi
- Classic Rotors Museum: 6.2 mi
- Guy R. Woodward Museum: 9.0 mi
- San Diego Children's Discovery Museum: 9.2 mi
Gardens
- Abraxas Garden: 3.7 mi
- Bonsai Pavillion: 6.7 mi
- Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Qualcomm AZ Roof Garden: 12.8 mi
- Circle Garden: 13.1 mi
Artworks
- The Hawk: 6.4 mi
- Saint Gregory the Great: 6.6 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 6.6 mi
- Muffler Man: 9.1 mi
- Grande Step Totem: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Net Muc: 8.7 mi
- Thumb: 12.6 mi
- Main Area: 12.6 mi
- Lunch Rock: 12.6 mi
- Limbo - Rift: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 27
- Del Mar Dog Beach: 15.1 mi
- Tabletops: 15.4 mi
- Torrey Pines City Beach: 16.5 mi
- La Jolla Shores Beach: 17.3 mi
- Boomer Beach: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 25
- Blue Sky Ecological Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Meadowbrook Ecological Reserve: 4.6 mi
- Ramona Grasslands Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Christopher Hill County Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon County Preserve: 5.6 mi
Springs: 21
- Rock Haven Spring: 2.6 mi
- Durasnitos Spring: 6.2 mi
- Indian Rock Spring: 10.1 mi
- Skunk Spring: 10.2 mi
- Bottle Peak Spring: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 11.1 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 16.0 mi
- Adobe Falls: 16.0 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
- Mildred Falls: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 5.6 mi
- Ray Love Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
- Royal Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- San Pasqual: 6.0 mi
- Coleman City: 21.9 mi
- Branson City: 23.4 mi
- Eastwood: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:08 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rancho Bernardo, 4 mi away.
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