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Mark Twain Park

Mark Twain Park from directly overhead

Mark Twain Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Mount Oso stands 1,024 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, a park 0.7 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
25 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.63239, -121.02526

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park: 0.7 mi
  • Paradise Park: 0.7 mi
  • James Marshall Park: 0.9 mi
  • Robertson Road Park: 1.2 mi
  • Sharp Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 17
Artworks: 13
Gardens: 10
Peaks: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Finnegan Falls: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OsoWSW 246°1,024 m21.0 mi
Copper MountainSW 227°807 m21.7 mi
Mikes PeakSW 220°788 m24.8 mi
Orestimba PeakSSW 207°628 m24.0 mi
Cedar KnobWSW 250°615 m24.0 mi
Black ButteW 273°331 m24.8 mi
Crow HillSSW 199°213 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4419:5120:30
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1616:0916:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257616875797874655547
Precip in2.62.21.81.00.70.20.00.00.10.51.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Modesto AP, 4 mi away.

  • Western Black Widow11 obs
  • Yellow-billed Magpie9 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider7 obs
  • Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider7 obs
  • Arizona Mantis6 obs
  • Rock Pigeon5 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard5 obs
  • Western Leaf-Footed Bug5 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/70929252

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