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Moulton Meadows Park

Moulton Meadows Park from directly overhead

Moulton Meadows Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 261 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Arch Beach Heights Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
261 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.52845, -117.75383

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 45
Springs: 30
Gardens: 25
Beaches: 23
  • Arch Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Baby Beach: 5.3 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Group Campsite: 6.3 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Calit2 Patio: 9.4 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 12.1 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 2.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 45°1,734 m17.8 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 42°1,675 m17.9 mi
Trabuco PeakNE 53°1,401 m20.0 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 60°1,373 m18.8 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 57°1,315 m20.2 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 25°1,211 m20.4 mi
Bald PeakNE 39°1,197 m20.1 mi
Bedford PeakNNE 31°1,161 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:1016:48

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, 2 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard414 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone396 obs
  • Ochre Sea Star309 obs
  • Western Honey Bee258 obs
  • Western Gull245 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab214 obs
  • Mule Deer190 obs
  • Willet137 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/91762200

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