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La Jolla Mesa

La Jolla Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

La Jolla Mesa rises to 178 m in California. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Soledad Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
178 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.82818, -117.25773

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Soledad Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Red Butte: 6.3 mi
  • Carmel Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Del Mar Mesa: 9.0 mi
  • Marston Point: 9.1 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Pacific Beach Mermaid: 2.0 mi
  • John Lennon Mural: 2.1 mi
  • Wild Coast Mural: 2.2 mi
  • The Legacy: 2.6 mi
  • Red Shoe: 3.1 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 27
Nature reserves: 26
Cliffs: 20
  • Sunset Cliffs: 6.5 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 7.1 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 7.1 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 7.7 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 7.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Dog Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 22.8 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 20.5 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 8.3 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 8.8 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 11.4 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of La Jolla Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainNE 53°878 m20.8 mi
North Iron MountainENE 57°824 m20.7 mi
Iron MountainENE 61°818 m20.1 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakENE 58°802 m20.9 mi
Middle SummitENE 59°790 m20.6 mi
San Miguel MountainESE 116°782 m20.8 mi
Mount EllieENE 57°743.712 m20.3 mi
Wildwood MountainENE 60°725.424 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555658606264687068655955
Precip in2.32.51.40.60.30.00.10.00.20.60.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Seaworld, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660858 — La Jolla Mesa, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808210

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