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Pelican Hill

Pelican Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pelican Hill rises to 222 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Gully Reserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060583, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
222 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.59316, -117.83872

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens: 60
Attractions
  • Newport Landing Whale Watching: 3.6 mi
  • The Balls: 3.8 mi
  • Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center: 5.0 mi
  • Irvine Lanes: 5.4 mi
  • Laser Tag: 5.4 mi
Museums: 45
Peaks: 42
Springs: 27
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 19
Picnic sites: 13
  • Calit2 Patio: 3.5 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Sunset Ridge Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 14.1 mi
  • Vista Point: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 12.0 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 15.5 mi
  • Washout Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakENE 65°1,734 m19.3 mi
Modjeska PeakENE 63°1,675 m19.1 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 70°1,401 m22.2 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 77°1,373 m21.7 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 73°1,315 m22.8 mi
Pleasants PeakNE 43°1,211 m19.4 mi
Bald PeakENE 57°1,197 m20.7 mi
Bedford PeakNE 51°1,161 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:03
June solstice05:4219:2920:05
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5316:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616365686969676157
Precip in2.22.41.30.60.20.10.00.00.10.30.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Beach Harbor, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661209 — Pelican Hill, Orange County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808517

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