Park · California
Minaya Park
Minaya Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Vista Del Lago Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates33.63927, -117.65046
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Vista Del Lago Park: 0.4 mi
- Crucero Park: 0.6 mi
- Marty Russo Youth Athletic Park: 0.6 mi
- Wilderness Glen Park: 0.6 mi
- Barcelona Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Peace Obelisk: 2.4 mi
- Folded Circle Three Rings: 5.6 mi
- The Pacific Promise: 5.9 mi
- Orc Statue: 6.8 mi
- Marie Curie: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
- USPS Lake Forest dedication plaque: 3.2 mi
- Costeau Pit Monument: 3.7 mi
- Aguaje del Cuate: 4.4 mi
- Portola Overlook: 5.1 mi
- Portola Overlook: 5.1 mi
Peaks
- Vulture Crags: 4.8 mi
- Bolero Point: 4.8 mi
- Flores Peak: 5.4 mi
- Irvine Mesa: 7.1 mi
- Modjeska Peak: 8.3 mi
Attractions
- Trabuco Fliers Club: 5.1 mi
- Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center: 5.3 mi
- Great Park Carousel: 5.8 mi
- Great Park Balloon: 5.8 mi
- Old Towne Irvine: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 45
- Garden Center 1: 4.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.7 mi
- Niguel Botanical Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.8 mi
- Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 10.9 mi
Museums: 41
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 5.1 mi
- Blas Aguilar Adobe: 9.6 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 10.3 mi
- Irvine Historical Society: 10.6 mi
- Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art: 12.2 mi
Springs: 34
- Tomato Spring: 5.2 mi
- Laurel Spring: 6.6 mi
- Dripping Springs: 6.7 mi
- Crow Spring: 6.8 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 3.2 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 9.6 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 11.1 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 22
- Arch Beach: 10.5 mi
- Group Campsite: 12.4 mi
- North Day Use Beach: 12.4 mi
- Baby Beach: 12.6 mi
- South Day Use Beach: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Group Picnic #1: 2.9 mi
- Vista Point: 3.1 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 5.4 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Harding Canyon Falls: 7.0 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 8.6 mi
- Black Star Canyon Falls: 11.0 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 11.3 mi
- Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Coyote Bluff: 12.0 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 20.8 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 21.3 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Rancho Temescal: 12.9 mi
- Willard: 15.7 mi
- Terra Cotta: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 14.2 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 14.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Three Arches: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Minaya Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NE 54° | 1,734 m | 8.3 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | NE 48° | 1,675 m | 8.3 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | ENE 67° | 1,401 m | 11.0 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | E 80° | 1,373 m | 10.4 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | ENE 73° | 1,315 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NNE 13° | 1,211 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | NE 39° | 1,197 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bedford Peak | NNE 25° | 1,161 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
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 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 7 mi away.
- Monarch89 obs
- Western Fence Lizard86 obs
- California Buckwheat82 obs
- Western Bluebird68 obs
- Desert Cottontail66 obs
- Mallard64 obs
- Black Phoebe62 obs
- Mourning Dove60 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/185324504
Day trips start here
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- Mission Viejo · 3 mi
- Beach Cities · 4 mi
- Laguna Hills · 4 mi
- Aliso Viejo · 7 mi
- Orange County · 8 mi
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