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Flores Peak

Flores Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Flores Peak rises to 566 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, a park 0.2 miles away.

The story

Flores Peak is a mountain peak, overlooking the confluence Harding Canyon and Modjeska Canyon, within the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary in Orange County, California. It rises to an elevation of 1,834 feet (559 meters). It is named for Juan Flores of the Flores Daniel Gang.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q30626054, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
566 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.71326, -117.62136

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Museums: 59
Springs: 35
Nature reserves: 35
Beaches: 22
Picnic sites: 12
  • Goat Shed Point: 0.5 mi
  • Vista Point: 3.4 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 4.5 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 9.0 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 6
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 16.4 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 17.2 mi
  • Coyote Bluff: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 16.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Flores Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakE 92°1,734 m5.0 mi
Modjeska PeakE 84°1,675 m4.5 mi
Trabuco PeakE 95°1,401 m8.4 mi
Los Pinos PeakESE 111°1,373 m9.2 mi
Horsethief PeakE 101°1,315 m9.5 mi
Pleasants PeakN 8°1,211 m5.8 mi
Bald PeakENE 59°1,197 m5.7 mi
Bedford PeakNE 34°1,161 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:02
June solstice05:4119:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595961646771757675716458
Precip in2.73.51.70.90.30.00.10.00.10.60.82.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358830229

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