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Ridge View Park

Ridge View Park from directly overhead

Ridge View Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Clipper Cove Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.54183, -117.72237

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Clipper Cove Park: 0.4 mi
  • Vista Montemar Park: 0.5 mi
  • Aliso Canyon Community Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kite Hill Park: 0.6 mi
  • Aliso Canyon Community Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 51
Springs: 30
Gardens: 27
Beaches: 23
  • Arch Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Baby Beach: 5.5 mi
  • North Day Use Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Group Campsite: 6.1 mi
  • South Day Use Beach: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 9.8 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 10.2 mi
  • Vista Point: 10.8 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 3.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 43°1,734 m15.9 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 40°1,675 m16.0 mi
ClarkESE 112°1,527 m23.9 mi
Trabuco PeakNE 52°1,401 m18.0 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 59°1,373 m16.7 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 56°1,315 m18.2 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 21°1,211 m18.8 mi
Bald PeakNE 36°1,197 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0916:48

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, 3 mi away.

  • Western Honey Bee2,189 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel1,811 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard1,327 obs
  • Yellow-faced Bumble Bee744 obs
  • Canada Goose525 obs
  • Silver Garden Orbweaver453 obs
  • Desert Cottontail438 obs
  • Black Phoebe426 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/163328129

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