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North Park

North Park from directly overhead

North Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 264 m. Buck Point stands 1,961 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Former YMCA, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
264 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Riverside
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.97965, -117.36797
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Aspirations of the Eastside: 0.3 mi
  • Apex Predator: 0.3 mi
  • Time, Talent, Treasure: 0.3 mi
  • Owls & Friends: 0.3 mi
  • Meet Me at The Cheech: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Robert M. Howie Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 0.4 mi
  • White Park: 0.6 mi
  • Newman Park: 0.7 mi
  • Dario Vasquez Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Peaks
Museums: 59
Nature reserves: 37
Springs: 31
  • Hot Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Cassina Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Console Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Harford Spring: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Area A: 13.7 mi
  • Area C: 13.7 mi
  • Area B: 13.8 mi
  • Site C: 17.5 mi
  • Site B: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 8
  • Rock Climbing: 3.5 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 3.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 9.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of North Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck PointNNW 329°1,961 m19.1 mi
Strawberry PeakNNE 24°1,876 m19.0 mi
Bailey PeakN 1°1,737.1 m19.0 mi
Red Rock Wall PointNNE 23°1,687 m18.5 mi
Playground Drive HillN 9°1,645 m18.0 mi
Jobs PeakN 6°1,641 m19.3 mi
Monument PeakN 3°1,607 m18.4 mi
San SevaineNNW 337°1,594 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:01
June solstice05:3919:2820:05
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636873798077686256
Precip in2.12.41.50.60.30.10.00.00.20.40.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Citrus EXP, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel371 obs
  • Mallard331 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard272 obs
  • Granite Spiny Lizard197 obs
  • Canada Goose174 obs
  • American Coot164 obs
  • Western Honey Bee153 obs
  • Brittlebush142 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/44486190

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