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Tanager Park

Tanager Park from directly overhead

Tanager Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Verde Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Costa Mesa

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.66971, -117.92918

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 2.8 mi
  • World's largest surfboard: 4.2 mi
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 4.9 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 5.4 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 37
Nature reserves: 32
Beaches: 22
Springs: 17
Picnic sites: 15
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 5.4 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 9.5 mi
  • Washout Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Historic Dam: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 83°1,734 m22.9 mi
Modjeska PeakE 81°1,675 m22.4 mi
Pleasants PeakENE 65°1,211 m20.5 mi
Bald PeakENE 75°1,197 m23.4 mi
Bedford PeakENE 71°1,161 m21.3 mi
Sierra PeakNE 52°928 m20.1 mi
Flores PeakE 80°566 m17.9 mi
San Juan HillNNE 33°543 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:2920:06
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
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, 4 mi away.

  • Garden Snail178 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard163 obs
  • Garland Daisy161 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk153 obs
  • Say's Phoebe135 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk131 obs
  • Coastal Goldenbush120 obs
  • Monarch114 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/79626075

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