Mesa Verde Park
Mesa Verde Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Estancia Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1959-06-29
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Costa Mesa
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Estancia Park: 0.4 mi
- Tanager Park: 0.4 mi
- Balearic Park: 0.4 mi
- Smallwood Park: 0.7 mi
- Arevalos Park: 0.8 mi
- Historic Costa Mesa: 0.6 mi
- Mesa Verde Sign: 0.8 mi
- Welcome To Costa Mesa: 0.9 mi
- OCC Rocket: 1.1 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 1.2 mi
- Dr. Jack B. Holland: 1.2 mi
- Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 1.3 mi
- Table Of Dignity: 1.8 mi
- Agricultural Workers Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Judge Donald Dungan: 2.5 mi
- Garrison Garden: 1.3 mi
- College Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- FVHS Home Economics Garden: 2.6 mi
- Memorial Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
- Heros Hall Museum: 1.8 mi
- Costa Mesa Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Orange County Museum of Art: 3.1 mi
- Newland House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Lyon Air Museum: 3.4 mi
- Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 3.1 mi
- World's largest surfboard: 4.1 mi
- Newport Landing Whale Watching: 5.3 mi
- Jumping Jester: 5.5 mi
- King’s Carousel: 5.6 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 7.2 mi
- French Hill: 7.2 mi
- Pelican Hill: 7.8 mi
- Signal Peak: 8.5 mi
- Cadillac Range: 9.0 mi
- Randall Preserve: 3.1 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 5.0 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 6.7 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 11.4 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 4.0 mi
- North Star Beach: 4.1 mi
- Newport Dunes: 4.6 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 4.8 mi
- Newport Beach: 5.0 mi
- Tomato Spring: 12.9 mi
- Dripping Springs: 15.0 mi
- Mustang Spring: 17.8 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 19.0 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 19.7 mi
- Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Sunset View Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 5.7 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Mother's Beach: 12.2 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 9.1 mi
- Washout Falls: 9.2 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 9.2 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 9.4 mi
- Historic Dam: 13.6 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 22.0 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 23.2 mi
- Three Arches: 17.1 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Verde Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | E 84° | 1,734 m | 23.0 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | E 82° | 1,675 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | ENE 66° | 1,211 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 76° | 1,197 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bedford Peak | ENE 73° | 1,161 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sierra Peak | NE 53° | 928 m | 20.0 mi |
| Flores Peak | E 82° | 566 m | 18.0 mi |
| San Juan Hill | NE 34° | 543 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, 4 mi away.
- Red-tailed Hawk157 obs
- Garden Snail155 obs
- Western Fence Lizard145 obs
- Say's Phoebe132 obs
- Cooper's Hawk124 obs
- Vermilion Flycatcher112 obs
- Coastal Goldenbush109 obs
- Western Honey Bee95 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/79625303
Day trips start here
- Costa Mesa · 1 mi
- Fountain Valley · 3 mi
- Newport Beach · 5 mi
- Santa Ana · 5 mi
- Westminster · 6 mi
- Garden Grove · 7 mi
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