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Louise Leydon Park

Louise Leydon Park from directly overhead

Louise Leydon Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Group Campsite, a beach 0.1 miles away. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.46198, -117.67738

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Made In OC: 2.7 mi
  • Bird Houses: 3.7 mi
  • Gandhi: 7.2 mi
  • Marie Curie: 7.3 mi
  • Laguna Beach "L": 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 57
Peaks: 46
Attractions: 45
Springs: 30
Beaches: 23
  • Group Campsite: 0.1 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 0.3 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Baby Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Poche Beach: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 11
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 13.7 mi
  • Vista Point: 14.6 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 15.7 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 1.4 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 3.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNNE 26°1,734 m19.0 mi
Modjeska PeakNNE 23°1,675 m19.4 mi
ClarkE 99°1,527 m19.9 mi
Trabuco PeakNE 35°1,401 m20.3 mi
Los Pinos PeakNE 40°1,373 m18.4 mi
Horsethief PeakNE 39°1,315 m20.0 mi
Pleasants PeakN 10°1,211 m23.5 mi
Bald PeakNNE 22°1,197 m21.9 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 solstice06:5216:0916:48

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.

  • Black-crowned Night Heron354 obs
  • California Sea Lion320 obs
  • Brown Pelican291 obs
  • Western Gull287 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone286 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel285 obs
  • Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle260 obs
  • Ochre Sea Star247 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/163328091

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