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Westcliff Park

Westcliff Park from directly overhead

Westcliff Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is North Star Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.62271, -117.89791

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 1.4 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 2.2 mi
  • The Balls: 4.3 mi
  • Jumping Jester: 5.0 mi
  • King’s Carousel: 5.0 mi
Gardens
Museums: 52
Peaks: 40
Nature reserves: 25
Beaches: 24
Springs: 21
Picnic sites: 13
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Calit2 Patio: 3.6 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear Claw Fall: 12.8 mi
  • Washout Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Historic Dam: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 74°1,734 m21.8 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 72°1,675 m21.4 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 77°1,401 m24.9 mi
Los Pinos PeakE 83°1,373 m24.7 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 54°1,211 m20.6 mi
Bald PeakENE 66°1,197 m22.8 mi
Bedford PeakENE 61°1,161 m20.9 mi
SugarloafE 89°1,015 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969676157
Precip in2.22.41.30.60.20.10.00.00.10.30.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Beach Harbor, 2 mi away.

  • Snowy Egret392 obs
  • Great Blue Heron327 obs
  • Western Gull278 obs
  • Willet268 obs
  • Coastal Goldenbush251 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron226 obs
  • California brittlebush226 obs
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron213 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/185324521

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