Temple Hill
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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
Named places within 25 miles
- Alta Laguna Park: 0.4 mi
- Bluebird Park: 1.4 mi
- Moulton Meadows Park: 1.5 mi
- Westridge Park: 1.5 mi
- Arch Beach Heights Park: 1.5 mi
- Laguna Beach "L": 1.2 mi
- Gandhi: 1.2 mi
- Marie Curie: 1.2 mi
- Art A Fair (summer): 1.5 mi
- The Pacific Promise: 2.8 mi
- Wisdom Courage Compassion: 1.2 mi
- Semper Memento: 2.2 mi
- Dr. Michael John Mammone: 4.6 mi
- Costeau Pit Monument: 4.9 mi
- Aguaje del Cuate: 5.0 mi
- Mission San Juan Capistrano: 6.2 mi
- Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center: 6.9 mi
- The Balls: 7.9 mi
- Great Park Balloon: 8.5 mi
- Great Park Carousel: 8.5 mi
- Niguel Hill: 2.9 mi
- Aliso Peak: 2.9 mi
- Signal Peak: 5.0 mi
- Pelican Hill: 5.7 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 6.9 mi
- Laguna Art Museum: 2.0 mi
- Blas Aguilar Adobe: 6.4 mi
- Pretend City Children's Museum: 6.4 mi
- Ocean Institute: 6.8 mi
- Irvine Historical Society: 9.0 mi
- Niguel Botanical Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Garden Center 1: 4.8 mi
- Sherman Library & Gardens: 7.7 mi
- Aldrich Park Rock Garden: 8.3 mi
- Laurel L. Wilkening Rose Garden: 8.4 mi
- Tomato Spring: 10.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 13.4 mi
- Crow Spring: 13.5 mi
- Hot Spring: 13.9 mi
- Laurel Spring: 15.1 mi
- Arch Beach: 2.1 mi
- Baby Beach: 6.7 mi
- North Day Use Beach: 7.3 mi
- Group Campsite: 7.5 mi
- China Cove Beach: 7.9 mi
- Buck Gully Reserve: 6.3 mi
- William R. Mason Regional Park (wilderness area): 8.2 mi
- San Joaquin Marsh Reserve: 9.5 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 11.1 mi
- Randall Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall: 6.7 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 15.5 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 17.0 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 17.9 mi
- Black Star Canyon Falls: 18.0 mi
- 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
- Rancho Temescal: 21.5 mi
- Willard: 23.0 mi
- Terra Cotta: 24.3 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 8.7 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 12.0 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NE 49° | 1,734 m | 16.8 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | NE 46° | 1,675 m | 16.8 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | ENE 57° | 1,401 m | 19.2 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | ENE 64° | 1,373 m | 18.1 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | ENE 61° | 1,315 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NNE 27° | 1,211 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bald Peak | NE 42° | 1,197 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bedford Peak | NE 34° | 1,161 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
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 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguna Beach, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808810
Day trips start here
- Aliso Viejo · 2 mi
- Laguna Beach · 2 mi
- Laguna Niguel · 3 mi
- Beach Cities · 5 mi
- Laguna Hills · 5 mi
- Mission Viejo · 6 mi
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