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Temple Hill

Temple Hill, a peak in California
Temple Hill, a peak in CaliforniaSergei Gussev · CC BY 2.0

Temple Hill rises to 313 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alta Laguna Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Temple Hill is the second-highest peak in the San Joaquin Hills area of Orange County, California, United States. Its elevation is 1,038 ft (316 m). The hill is bordered on the west by Laguna Canyon and on the east by Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, to which it provides hiking and biking trailheads. It dominates the southern portion of Laguna Beach between downtown and Aliso Creek. The summit provides views of Saddleback Valley to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the south, and most of Orange County up to the San Gabriel Mountains to the north. Temple Hill has 7 amateur radio repeaters and a beacon at its summit that are maintained by South Orange Amateur Radio Association

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Wikidata Q49081829, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
313 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.55029, -117.75485

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 45
Gardens: 32
Springs: 30
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 15
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Calit2 Patio: 8.1 mi
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 11.2 mi
  • Sunset View Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Vista Point: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 4.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNE 49°1,734 m16.8 mi
Modjeska PeakNE 46°1,675 m16.8 mi
Trabuco PeakENE 57°1,401 m19.2 mi
Los Pinos PeakENE 64°1,373 m18.1 mi
Horsethief PeakENE 61°1,315 m19.5 mi
Pleasants PeakNNE 27°1,211 m19.0 mi
Bald PeakNE 42°1,197 m19.0 mi
Bedford PeakNE 34°1,161 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2820:05
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659616567707170666056
Precip in2.83.41.60.80.20.10.10.00.20.51.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808810

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