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Morro Hill

Morro Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Morro Hill rises to 281 m in California. Eagle Crag stands 1,538 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Luiseño Park, a park 2.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in San Diego County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.30003, -117.27004

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Luiseño Park: 2.5 mi
  • Bonsall Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Ingold Sports Park: 3.5 mi
  • Spring Creek Park: 3.7 mi
  • Fallbrook Tennis Club: 3.7 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens: 48
Historic sites: 37
Artworks: 36
Museums: 35
Springs: 23
Beaches: 16
Picnic sites: 10
  • Rotary Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Employee Break Area: 16.7 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 17.1 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • El Salto Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 11.0 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Morro Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle CragENE 72°1,538 m19.1 mi
ClarkNNW 334°1,527 m8.8 mi
Agua Tibia MountainENE 65°1,454 m18.3 mi
Margarita PeakNW 325°956 m12.2 mi
Miller MountainNNW 333°885 m15.6 mi
PatrolN 6°884 m6.9 mi
Redonda MesaNNW 342°841 m13.9 mi
Tenaja MountainNNW 343°819 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4119:2620:02
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:5016:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555557606367707270665954

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pendleton Mcas, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358789440

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