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Elsinore Peak

Elsinore Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Elsinore Peak rises to 1,078 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildomar OHV Area, a park 1.2 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49027370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,078 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.60237, -117.34329

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wildomar OHV Area: 1.2 mi
  • Big Ness park: 2.6 mi
  • Serenity Park: 2.7 mi
  • Perret Park: 2.7 mi
  • Regency Heritage Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 60
Attractions
  • Skydive Elsinore: 3.3 mi
  • Brown Water Tower: 4.5 mi
  • Casino: 4.5 mi
  • Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino: 4.6 mi
  • Historic Downtown Lake Elsinore: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
Artworks: 40
  • Ram Head: 8.7 mi
  • Old Town Arch: 13.7 mi
  • Historic Fire Wagon 28: 13.7 mi
  • Horse: 14.0 mi
  • A Child's Wonderland: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 35
Springs: 33
Museums: 28
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 8
  • Tenaja Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNW1,734 m13.3 mi
Modjeska PeakNW1,675 m14.1 mi
ClarkS1,527 m13.0 mi
Trabuco PeakNW1,401 m10.3 mi
Los Pinos PeakWNW1,373 m8.5 mi
Horsethief PeakNW1,315 m8.8 mi
Pleasants PeakNW1,211 m20.2 mi
Bald PeakNW1,197 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:01
June solstice05:4019:2720:03
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5116:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545559636874808177696053
Precip in3.02.81.50.50.20.10.20.10.20.50.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsinore, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 241868 — Elsinore Peak, Riverside County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358783502

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