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Mendocino Park

Mendocino Park from directly overhead

Mendocino Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mandeville Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.58731, -117.69707

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 59
Gardens: 35
  • Garden Center 1: 2.8 mi
  • Niguel Botanical Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 9.3 mi
Springs: 32
Beaches: 23
  • Arch Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Baby Beach: 8.6 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Group Campsite: 8.8 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 12
  • Group Picnic #1: 7.0 mi
  • Vista Point: 7.5 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 9.1 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 7.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 48°1,734 m12.7 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 44°1,675 m12.7 mi
ClarkESE 120°1,527 m23.9 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 58°1,401 m15.0 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 68°1,373 m14.0 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 63°1,315 m15.4 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 20°1,211 m15.4 mi
Bald PeakNE 39°1,197 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:47

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, 6 mi away.

  • Western Honey Bee97 obs
  • American Crow84 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard72 obs
  • Desert Cottontail67 obs
  • Black Phoebe65 obs
  • Red-shouldered Bug60 obs
  • Mourning Dove51 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel47 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/45004468

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