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Mesa de la Punta

Mesa de la Punta, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa de la Punta rises to 602 m in California. Eagle Crag stands 1,538 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancho Santa Rosa Historic Area, a attraction 1.1 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
602 m
Getting there

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Coordinates33.50169, -117.25587
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks
Parks
  • Calle Estancia Park: 4.0 mi
  • Sykes Ranch Park: 4.2 mi
  • Cole Canyon Natural Park: 4.4 mi
  • Hunt Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
  • Oak Bluff Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 43
  • Laurel Flag Pole Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • 9/11 Rock Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Honor Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Memorial Flags: 4.8 mi
  • Veterans / Active Troops / Fallen Heroes Memorial Cross: 5.3 mi
Museums: 38
Springs: 31
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 22
  • A: 5.3 mi
  • S: 5.3 mi
  • E: 5.3 mi
  • R: 5.3 mi
  • Ram Head: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Shipwreck Shore: 18.8 mi
  • Church: 20.2 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 21.2 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 21.2 mi
  • T Street Beach: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 5.0 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Mesa de la Punta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle CragESE 115°1,538 m19.0 mi
ClarkSW 218°1,527 m7.7 mi
Agua Tibia MountainESE 112°1,454 m17.0 mi
Trabuco PeakNW 318°1,401 m18.7 mi
Los Pinos PeakNW 312°1,373 m16.8 mi
Horsethief PeakNW 318°1,315 m17.3 mi
San Mateo PeakNW 317°1,095 m10.5 mi
Elsinore PeakNW 324°1,078 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4019:2620:03
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358789060

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