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Shiffer Park

Shiffer Park from directly overhead

Shiffer Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Paularino Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Costa Mesa

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.68591, -117.89316
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Land Use: 0.6 mi
  • Ram: 0.7 mi
  • Water Source: 0.7 mi
  • Energy Fountain: 0.7 mi
  • Nightshift: 0.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Dr. Jack B. Holland: 1.4 mi
  • Table Of Dignity: 1.5 mi
  • Agricultural Workers Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Sunny Adrienne Sudweeks: 1.5 mi
  • Bowling Green Park: 1.9 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 2.3 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 3.5 mi
  • Go Karts: 3.5 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 3.5 mi
  • Ye Rockin’ Tug: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 41
Nature reserves: 31
Beaches: 22
Springs: 18
Picnic sites: 15
  • Calit2 Patio: 4.2 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.5 mi
  • Washout Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Historic Dam: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 85°1,734 m20.7 mi
Modjeska PeakE 83°1,675 m20.2 mi
Trabuco PeakE 87°1,401 m24.1 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 93°1,373 m24.3 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 65°1,211 m18.2 mi
Bald PeakENE 77°1,197 m21.1 mi
Bedford PeakENE 73°1,161 m19.0 mi
SugarloafE 99°1,015 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585860636568737473686357
Precip in2.62.61.60.50.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA John Wayne AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard124 obs
  • Egyptian Goose107 obs
  • Hooded Oriole88 obs
  • Canada Goose82 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel71 obs
  • House Finch69 obs
  • Monarch66 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk65 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/35104315

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