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Mission Heights Park

Mission Heights Park from directly overhead

Mission Heights Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 77 m. El Cajon Mountain stands 1,112 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is T + C Park, a park 0.7 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
77 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of San Diego
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.77527, -117.16668
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • T + C Park: 0.7 mi
  • Kelly Street Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Creekside Park: 1.0 mi
  • Edward Tyler Cramer Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
  • Linda Vista Community Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
Gardens: 60
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Historic Hillcrest Sign: 1.9 mi
  • Moved noteable tombstones: 1.9 mi
  • Fray Junipero Serra: 2.0 mi
  • San Diego Presidio: 2.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Animals in Action: 2.8 mi
  • Panda Ridge Portal: 2.9 mi
  • Balboa Park Miniature Railroad Station: 3.0 mi
  • San Diego Zoo Miniature Railroad: 3.0 mi
  • Balboa Park Carousel: 3.0 mi
Peaks
  • Marston Point: 3.4 mi
  • La Jolla Mesa: 6.4 mi
  • Soledad Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • South Fortuna Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Kwaay Paay Peak: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Sunset Cliffs: 5.9 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 6.3 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 6.3 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 6.6 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Beaches: 24
Springs: 9
  • Dog Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 11.9 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 2.7 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 21.6 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Mission Heights Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El Cajon MountainENE 64°1,112 m22.3 mi
Otay MountainESE 124°1,067 m22.5 mi
El CapitanENE 63°1,026 m21.9 mi
Silverdome IIENE 62°970.36 m21.1 mi
Woodson MountainNE 35°878 m19.7 mi
Sycuan PeakE 94°840 m21.0 mi
North Iron MountainNE 38°824 m19.2 mi
Iron MountainNE 42°818 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:01
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961636567717272686358
Precip in2.02.21.50.60.30.00.10.00.10.50.81.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard946 obs
  • lemonade berry551 obs
  • Western Honey Bee535 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird371 obs
  • laurel sumac353 obs
  • House Finch343 obs
  • Toyon340 obs
  • Garland Daisy308 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/102652539

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