Santiago Peak
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Santiago Peak rises to 1,734 m in California. Modjeska Peak stands 1,675 m to the northwest, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Jamison Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away.
The story
Santiago Peak is the southern mountain of the Saddleback landform in the Cleveland National Forest, located on the border of Orange County and Riverside County, California, United States. It is the highest and most prominent peak of both the Santa Ana Mountains and Orange County. The peak is named for Santiago Creek, which begins on its southwestern slope. During most winters, snow falls at least once on the peak. A telecommunication antenna farm with microwave antennas sits atop the peak. The Acjachemen refer to the peak as Kalawpa, with the nearby village of Alume meaning "to raise the head in looking upward," in reference to the mountain.
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Wikidata Q8524849, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1734 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Modjeska Peak: 0.8 mi
- Bald Peak: 3.1 mi
- Yaeger Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Trabuco Peak: 3.4 mi
- Vulture Crags: 4.0 mi
- Trabuco and Holy Jim cabin Owners' Improvement Association: 2.6 mi
- Site of the Third Serrano Adobe: 5.4 mi
- Tanning Vats: 5.4 mi
- Serrano Tanning Vats: 5.4 mi
- Corona Heritage Park: 9.6 mi
- Trabuco Fliers Club: 3.7 mi
- Tom's Mining Company: 5.0 mi
- Shooting Gallery: 5.0 mi
- Tractor Driving: 5.0 mi
- Train Ride: 5.1 mi
- Maze: 3.9 mi
- Modjeska Canyon Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Trabuco Highlands Central Park: 4.4 mi
- Country Hollow Lane Park: 4.4 mi
- Ike Arnold: 4.5 mi
- Botanical Wedding Garden: 9.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.1 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer Garden: 11.7 mi
- Garden Center 1: 13.0 mi
- Library Mall: 14.0 mi
- Peace Obelisk: 10.0 mi
- Folded Circle Three Rings: 12.9 mi
- 200 Years of Freedom 1776-1976: 13.5 mi
- Orc Statue: 13.9 mi
- Let it shine: 14.0 mi
- Corona Heritage Museum: 9.6 mi
- Corona Model Railroad Society: 9.6 mi
- Museum Barn Exhibit: 9.6 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 12.7 mi
- World Museum of Natural History: 14.1 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 6.9 mi
- Coal Canyon Ecological Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 13.9 mi
- California Citrus State Historic Park: 14.4 mi
- Oak Canyon Nature Center: 15.4 mi
- Jamison Spring: 0.7 mi
- Bear Spring: 0.8 mi
- Grotto Spring: 1.2 mi
- Maple Spring: 1.7 mi
- Bigcone Spring: 2.1 mi
- Arch Beach: 18.6 mi
- Group Campsite: 19.1 mi
- South Day Use Beach: 19.2 mi
- North Day Use Beach: 19.3 mi
- Poche Beach: 19.5 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 4.5 mi
- Vista Point: 5.2 mi
- Group Picnic #1: 5.7 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Coyote Corner Group Area: 13.4 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 1.5 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 3.1 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 7.7 mi
- Ortega Falls: 8.5 mi
- Black Star Canyon Falls: 9.2 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 15.7 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 16.0 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 16.2 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 16.7 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 4.8 mi
- Terra Cotta: 9.2 mi
- Willard: 9.5 mi
- Pinacate: 17.6 mi
- La Placita: 23.8 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 19.0 mi
- Three Arches: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Santiago Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modjeska Peak | NW 318° | 1,675 m | 0.8 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | E 99° | 1,401 m | 3.4 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | SE 131° | 1,373 m | 4.8 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | ESE 110° | 1,315 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NW 325° | 1,211 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | N 358° | 1,197 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bedford Peak | NNW 327° | 1,161 m | 4.6 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | SE 127° | 1,095 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:08 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795860
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- Beach Cities · 12 mi
- Corona · 12 mi
- Laguna Hills · 12 mi
- Lake Elsinore · 12 mi
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