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Lantern Bay County Park

Lantern Bay County Park from directly overhead

Lantern Bay County Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ocean Knoll Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.46378, -117.69194

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Made In OC: 3.0 mi
  • Bird Houses: 4.1 mi
  • Gandhi: 6.8 mi
  • Marie Curie: 6.8 mi
  • Laguna Beach "L": 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 58
Peaks: 44
Attractions: 43
Springs: 30
Beaches: 22
  • North Day Use Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Baby Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Group Campsite: 0.8 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Poche Beach: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 11
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 13.9 mi
  • Vista Point: 14.8 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 15.1 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 0.5 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 3.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNNE 28°1,734 m19.3 mi
Modjeska PeakNNE 26°1,675 m19.6 mi
ClarkE 99°1,527 m20.7 mi
Trabuco PeakNE 37°1,401 m20.7 mi
Los Pinos PeakNE 42°1,373 m18.8 mi
Horsethief PeakNE 41°1,315 m20.5 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 12°1,211 m23.5 mi
Bald PeakNNE 24°1,197 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:04
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:1016:48

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, 8 mi away.

  • Sunburst Anemone1,065 obs
  • California Mussel671 obs
  • Blueband Hermit Crab601 obs
  • Ochre Sea Star578 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab522 obs
  • Feather Boa Kelp490 obs
  • golden rockweed479 obs
  • Bat Star476 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/185324498

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