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University Heights Park

University Heights Park from directly overhead

University Heights Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 83 m. Lyons Peak stands 1,139 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Willie Serrano Field, a park 0.5 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
83 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.76153, -117.15329
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Willie Serrano Field: 0.5 mi
  • Old Trolley Barn Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mercy Plaza: 0.8 mi
  • Pride Plaza: 0.9 mi
  • T + C Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
  • San Diego Gay Pride Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Historic Hillcrest Sign: 1.0 mi
  • Moved noteable tombstones: 1.6 mi
  • AIDS Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Kate Sessions: 2.1 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Animals in Action: 1.7 mi
  • Panda Ridge Portal: 1.9 mi
  • Balboa Park Miniature Railroad Station: 1.9 mi
  • San Diego Zoo Miniature Railroad: 1.9 mi
  • Balboa Park Carousel: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Gardens: 59
Cliffs: 26
  • Sunset Cliffs: 6.3 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 6.5 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 6.6 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 6.7 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 24
Springs: 9
  • Dog Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 10.9 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 1.7 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 21.9 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 22.3 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of University Heights Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakE 100°1,139 m23.0 mi
El Cajon MountainENE 61°1,112 m22.1 mi
Otay MountainESE 123°1,067 m21.3 mi
El CapitanENE 60°1,026 m21.6 mi
Silverdome IIENE 59°970.36 m20.9 mi
Woodson MountainNNE 32°878 m20.1 mi
Sycuan PeakE 91°840 m20.2 mi
North Iron MountainNE 35°824 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:00
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961636567717272686358
Precip in2.02.21.50.60.30.00.10.00.10.50.81.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Green Anole750 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard594 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel558 obs
  • House Finch432 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird408 obs
  • Song Sparrow402 obs
  • Allen's Hummingbird391 obs
  • Black Phoebe376 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358793874

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