Flores Peak
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.
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Wikidata Q30626054, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 566 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- Modjeska Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Modjeska Canyon Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Concourse Park: 1.9 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 2.5 mi
- Vulture Crags: 1.8 mi
- Bolero Point: 1.9 mi
- Irvine Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Modjeska Peak: 4.5 mi
- Bedford Peak: 4.5 mi
- Trabuco Fliers Club: 4.5 mi
- Great Park Carousel: 7.5 mi
- Great Park Balloon: 7.5 mi
- Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center: 8.2 mi
- Old Towne Irvine: 8.3 mi
- San Pantaleon or "Springs of Father Gomez": 5.1 mi
- Portola Overlook: 5.4 mi
- Trabuco and Holy Jim cabin Owners' Improvement Association: 6.5 mi
- Hangmans Tree: 7.3 mi
- USPS Lake Forest dedication plaque: 7.9 mi
- Peace Obelisk: 7.7 mi
- Folded Circle Three Rings: 8.4 mi
- Orc Statue: 9.2 mi
- Lorenzo A. Ramirez: 10.1 mi
- Sally Ride: 10.1 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 8.4 mi
- Corona Model Railroad Society: 9.4 mi
- Corona Heritage Museum: 9.4 mi
- Museum Barn Exhibit: 9.5 mi
- Tustin Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Garden Center 1: 9.1 mi
- Botanical Wedding Garden: 9.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.9 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 10.0 mi
- Bamboo Garden: 10.1 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 2.5 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 9.2 mi
- Coal Canyon Ecological Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Oak Canyon Nature Center: 11.5 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 11.9 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 2.0 mi
- Laurel Spring: 2.3 mi
- Mustang Spring: 3.0 mi
- Dripping Springs: 3.7 mi
- Grotto Spring: 4.0 mi
- Arch Beach: 15.6 mi
- North Star Beach: 16.8 mi
- China Cove Beach: 16.8 mi
- Newport Dunes: 17.1 mi
- Group Campsite: 17.7 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 2.2 mi
- Black Star Canyon Falls: 6.2 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 6.2 mi
- Historic Dam: 11.3 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 11.5 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 0.5 mi
- Coyote Corner Group Area: 9.0 mi
- Deer Den Group Area: 9.3 mi
- Squirrel Square Group Area: 9.4 mi
- Falcon Flats Group Area: 9.8 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 8.5 mi
- Terra Cotta: 14.2 mi
- Willard: 14.4 mi
- Pinacate: 22.5 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 15.5 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 17.2 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 19.0 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | E 92° | 1,734 m | 5.0 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | E 84° | 1,675 m | 4.5 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | E 95° | 1,401 m | 8.4 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | ESE 111° | 1,373 m | 9.2 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | E 101° | 1,315 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | N 8° | 1,211 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 59° | 1,197 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bedford Peak | NE 34° | 1,161 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358830229
Day trips start here
- Lake Forest · 6 mi
- Mission Viejo · 8 mi
- Beach Cities · 9 mi
- Inland Cities · 9 mi
- Laguna Hills · 9 mi
- Irvine · 10 mi
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