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Temescal Regional Recreation Area

Temescal Regional Recreation Area from directly overhead

Temescal Regional Recreation Area is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 155 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Temescal Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
155 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.84491, -122.22917

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Inter County Tunnel: 1.1 mi
  • Firestorm Community Mural: 1.2 mi
  • Fireplace Plaza: 1.3 mi
  • Fireplace (ruins): 1.3 mi
  • Piedmont Memorial Hall: 1.5 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • 我: 1.3 mi
  • Phase One Journey: 1.5 mi
  • Bear Sculpture: 1.8 mi
  • Quarrytop Labyrinth: 2.0 mi
  • PostMark Temescal: 2.0 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Spiral Knob: 1.8 mi
  • Barberry Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Volcanic Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Round Top: 2.0 mi
  • Tightwad Hill: 2.2 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Willows Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Elder: 2.9 mi
  • Laurel: 2.9 mi
  • Japanese Party Area: 3.0 mi
  • Circus Party Area: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 37
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 14
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 16.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Temescal Regional Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2ESE 103°617 m9.4 mi
Vollmer PeakN 9°581 m2.7 mi
Las Trampas PeakE 95°557 m9.0 mi
Vail PeakE 98°545 m9.8 mi
Chaparral PeakN 8°540 m2.3 mi
Round TopE 80°531 m2.0 mi
Grizzly PeakN 355°531 m2.6 mi
Eagle PeakE 97°524 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

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

  • California poppy719 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard412 obs
  • Monarch365 obs
  • French broom299 obs
  • Western Honey Bee281 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup277 obs
  • wall barley262 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco258 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/22716950

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