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Silverset Park

Silverset Park from directly overhead

Silverset Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. El Cajon Mountain stands 1,112 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 0.6 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates32.98064, -117.04980
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Twin Peaks: 0.6 mi
  • Twin Peaks SE: 0.6 mi
  • Peak 1091: 0.7 mi
  • Peak 1032: 0.9 mi
  • Boulder Mountain: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Arbolitos Mini Park: 0.7 mi
  • Arbolitos Sports Fields: 0.7 mi
  • Adobe Ridge Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Aubrey Park: 0.9 mi
  • Old Poway Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
  • Abraxas Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 8.9 mi
  • Qualcomm AZ Roof Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 10.5 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Saint Gregory the Great: 4.0 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 4.0 mi
  • The Hawk: 4.8 mi
  • Dionysus Bust: 8.3 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 10.0 mi
Attractions
  • Potato Chip Rock: 4.8 mi
  • The Kit Carson Park Snake: 7.0 mi
  • Africa Tram: 8.5 mi
  • Mawazo Woods Discovery Area: 8.5 mi
  • Lions: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 29
Cliffs: 26
  • Net Muc: 7.9 mi
  • Thumb: 10.6 mi
  • Main Area: 10.6 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 10.7 mi
  • Limbo - Rift: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Springs: 16
  • Rock Haven Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Dog Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Skunk Spring: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 8.3 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 17.8 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 6.6 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 8.5 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Silverset Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El Cajon MountainESE 109°1,112 m14.1 mi
El CapitanESE 109°1,026 m13.5 mi
Rock MountainESE 104°996 m14.2 mi
Silverdome IIESE 110°970.36 m12.7 mi
Woodson MountainENE 67°878 m5.0 mi
San Vicente MountainE 93°861 m13.8 mi
North Iron MountainE 81°824 m5.3 mi
Iron MountainE 97°818 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4119:2420:01
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4816:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575658616467727371676155
Precip in2.83.42.01.10.40.10.10.00.20.71.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rancho Bernardo, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard161 obs
  • Mourning Dove79 obs
  • Arizona Mantis79 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk69 obs
  • Western Honey Bee68 obs
  • San Diego Barrel Cactus66 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk62 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird62 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/44501763

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