Thunderbird Park
Thunderbird Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dana Woods Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dana Woods Park: 0.6 mi
- Mission Bell Park: 0.7 mi
- Del Obispo Park Community Center: 0.7 mi
- Ocean Knoll Park: 0.8 mi
- Seav View Park: 0.8 mi
- USA HOUSE: 0.7 mi
- San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Dr. Michael John Mammone: 2.2 mi
- Reikers Point: 2.3 mi
- The Great Stone Church: 2.3 mi
- Made In OC: 2.2 mi
- Bird Houses: 3.4 mi
- Gandhi: 6.0 mi
- Marie Curie: 6.0 mi
- Laguna Beach "L": 6.7 mi
- Niguel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Aliso Peak: 3.8 mi
- Temple Hill: 6.3 mi
- Pocket Mouse Hill: 7.6 mi
- Signal Peak: 11.2 mi
- Mission San Juan Capistrano: 2.4 mi
- Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center: 12.3 mi
- Great Park Balloon: 13.8 mi
- Great Park Carousel: 13.9 mi
- The Balls: 14.2 mi
- White Oak Springs: 12.2 mi
- Hot Spring: 12.6 mi
- Los Chinos Spring: 12.8 mi
- Dobe Spring: 12.8 mi
- Carrillo Spring: 12.9 mi
- North Day Use Beach: 1.1 mi
- Group Campsite: 1.3 mi
- Baby Beach: 1.3 mi
- South Day Use Beach: 1.6 mi
- Poche Beach: 3.0 mi
- Ocean Institute: 1.5 mi
- Blas Aguilar Adobe: 2.3 mi
- Surfing Heritage and Culture Center: 6.0 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 7.3 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 11.7 mi
- Niguel Botanical Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.6 mi
- Garden Center 1: 9.9 mi
- Sherman Library & Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 14.6 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Group Picnic #1: 13.0 mi
- Vista Point: 13.8 mi
- Calit2 Patio: 14.4 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 16.7 mi
- Trestles Wetlands Natural Preserve: 8.5 mi
- San Onofre State Beach: 8.7 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 12.4 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 14.4 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 14.6 mi
- Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 1.2 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 16.7 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 17.7 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 18.0 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 18.1 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 6.1 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 20.0 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 20.6 mi
- Willard: 22.0 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 23.2 mi
- Terra Cotta: 23.9 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 2.8 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Three Arches: 2.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thunderbird Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NNE 29° | 1,734 m | 18.4 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | NNE 27° | 1,675 m | 18.7 mi |
| Clark | ESE 102° | 1,527 m | 20.8 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | NE 38° | 1,401 m | 19.9 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | NE 44° | 1,373 m | 18.0 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | NE 43° | 1,315 m | 19.7 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NNE 12° | 1,211 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 25° | 1,197 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 7 mi away.
- Sunburst Anemone818 obs
- California Mussel535 obs
- Ochre Sea Star464 obs
- Striped Shore Crab457 obs
- Blueband Hermit Crab454 obs
- Bat Star436 obs
- golden rockweed386 obs
- Feather Boa Kelp369 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/185324518
Day trips start here
- Dana Point · 1 mi
- Laguna Niguel · 3 mi
- San Juan Capistrano · 3 mi
- Aliso Viejo · 6 mi
- Laguna Beach · 6 mi
- San Clemente · 6 mi
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