Niguel Marine Life Refuge
Niguel Marine Life Refuge is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Creek Beach Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Salt Creek Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- Sea Terrace Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Miraval Garden: 0.5 mi
- Strands Beach At Salt Creek: 0.7 mi
- Sea Canyon Park: 1.1 mi
- Dr. Michael John Mammone: 0.8 mi
- USA HOUSE: 1.6 mi
- C2 Ranch Marker: 3.9 mi
- San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- The Great Stone Church: 4.0 mi
- Made In OC: 3.9 mi
- Bird Houses: 5.1 mi
- Gandhi: 5.5 mi
- Marie Curie: 5.5 mi
- Laguna Beach "L": 5.6 mi
- Aliso Peak: 2.6 mi
- Niguel Hill: 2.6 mi
- Temple Hill: 5.5 mi
- Pocket Mouse Hill: 9.1 mi
- Signal Peak: 10.3 mi
- White Oak Springs: 14.1 mi
- Hot Spring: 14.2 mi
- Los Chinos Spring: 14.6 mi
- Crow Spring: 14.6 mi
- Carrillo Spring: 14.7 mi
- Mission San Juan Capistrano: 3.9 mi
- Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center: 12.0 mi
- The Balls: 13.3 mi
- Newport Landing Whale Watching: 13.5 mi
- Great Park Balloon: 13.6 mi
- Baby Beach: 1.4 mi
- North Day Use Beach: 2.3 mi
- Group Campsite: 2.8 mi
- South Day Use Beach: 3.1 mi
- Arch Beach: 4.0 mi
- Ocean Institute: 1.4 mi
- Blas Aguilar Adobe: 3.9 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 6.0 mi
- Surfing Heritage and Culture Center: 7.8 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 11.5 mi
- Niguel Botanical Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Garden Center 1: 9.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.0 mi
- Sherman Library & Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 13.6 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 13.4 mi
- Group Picnic #1: 13.9 mi
- Vista Point: 14.7 mi
- Sunset View Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Trestles Wetlands Natural Preserve: 9.8 mi
- San Onofre State Beach: 10.0 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 11.2 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 13.6 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 14.9 mi
- Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 1.5 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 18.4 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 19.0 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 19.2 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 19.5 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 7.8 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 21.4 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 21.9 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 4.6 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Willard: 23.6 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 24.3 mi
- Three Arches: 1.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Niguel Marine Life Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NE 34° | 1,734 m | 19.5 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | NNE 31° | 1,675 m | 19.7 mi |
| Clark | E 101° | 1,527 m | 22.7 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | NE 42° | 1,401 m | 21.2 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | NE 48° | 1,373 m | 19.5 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | NE 46° | 1,315 m | 21.1 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NNE 17° | 1,211 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 29° | 1,197 m | 22.1 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 | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 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 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 6 mi away.
- Sunburst Anemone1,050 obs
- California Mussel652 obs
- Ochre Sea Star598 obs
- Blueband Hermit Crab544 obs
- Striped Shore Crab503 obs
- golden rockweed460 obs
- Bat Star457 obs
- Feather Boa Kelp442 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 node/358822092
Day trips start here
- Dana Point · 2 mi
- Laguna Niguel · 3 mi
- San Juan Capistrano · 4 mi
- Laguna Beach · 5 mi
- Aliso Viejo · 6 mi
- San Clemente · 7 mi
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