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Verde Park

Verde Park from directly overhead

Verde Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonita Canyon Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates33.43720, -117.61510
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Park Semper Fi: 1.1 mi
  • Reikers Point: 3.3 mi
  • San Juan Capistrano Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • The Great Stone Church: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Made In OC: 4.9 mi
  • Bird Houses: 5.1 mi
  • Gandhi: 10.7 mi
  • Marie Curie: 10.7 mi
  • Peace Obelisk: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 54
Attractions: 49
Springs: 29
Beaches: 24
Museums: 16
Gardens: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Picnic sites: 8
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 14.8 mi
  • Vista Point: 15.8 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 18.9 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 5.3 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 7.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNNE 14°1,734 m19.5 mi
Modjeska PeakNNE 12°1,675 m19.9 mi
ClarkE 96°1,527 m16.1 mi
Trabuco PeakNNE 24°1,401 m20.0 mi
Los Pinos PeakNNE 28°1,373 m17.8 mi
Horsethief PeakNNE 28°1,315 m19.5 mi
Pleasants PeakN 1°1,211 m24.8 mi
Bald PeakNNE 12°1,197 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:02
June solstice05:4219:2720:04
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5116:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 12 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Gull65 obs
  • Monarch63 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard52 obs
  • Rock Pigeon47 obs
  • California brittlebush42 obs
  • Coastal Goldenbush38 obs
  • big saltbush36 obs
  • Perez's sea lavender34 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 way/185324519

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