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Mesa de Colorado

Mesa de Colorado, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa de Colorado rises to 660 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancho Santa Rosa Historic Area, a attraction 1.6 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49049366, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
660 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.50447, -117.29615

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cole Canyon Natural Park: 5.0 mi
  • Calle Cipres Park: 5.0 mi
  • Oak Bluff Park: 5.1 mi
  • Rustic Field Park: 5.2 mi
  • Sykes Ranch Park: 5.2 mi
Peaks: 59
Attractions
Historic sites: 43
Museums: 34
Springs: 30
Gardens: 23
Beaches: 17
  • Shipwreck Shore: 17.5 mi
  • Church: 18.2 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 19.1 mi
  • T Street Beach: 19.5 mi
  • The Pier Beach: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 13
Waterfalls: 8
  • Tenaja Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 6.9 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNW1,734 m19.8 mi
Modjeska PeakNW1,675 m20.6 mi
ClarkSSW1,527 m6.7 mi
Agua Tibia MountainESE1,454 m19.3 mi
Trabuco PeakNW1,401 m17.1 mi
Los Pinos PeakNW1,373 m15.0 mi
Horsethief PeakNW1,315 m15.7 mi
San Mateo PeakNNW1,095 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4019:2620:03
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:5016:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616468747675716357
Precip in3.23.72.01.00.40.10.10.20.10.71.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallbrook 5 NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358789067

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