Peak · California
Tenaja Mountain
Tenaja Mountain rises to 819 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Redonda Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Summit in Riverside County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077267, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 819 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.50864, -117.34615
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wildomar OHV Area: 5.4 mi
- Calle Cipres Park: 6.8 mi
- Oak Bluff Park: 6.8 mi
- Cole Canyon Natural Park: 6.8 mi
- Rustic Field Park: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 59
- Redonda Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Avenaloca Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Miller Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mesa de Colorado: 2.9 mi
- Rocky Peak: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Rancho Santa Rosa Historic Area: 4.4 mi
- Brown Water Tower: 7.5 mi
- Murrieta Historic Downtown: 8.2 mi
- Skydive Elsinore: 8.9 mi
- Redemption Games: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 43
- Laurel Flag Pole Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Wildomar Elementary School Historic Bell: 7.8 mi
- 9/11 Rock Garden: 8.5 mi
- Honor Garden: 8.6 mi
- Memorial Flags: 8.6 mi
Museums: 34
- Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society: 10.3 mi
- Temecula Valley Museum: 11.3 mi
- Pennypickle's Workshop Museum: 11.4 mi
- Wings and Rotors Air Museum: 13.4 mi
- Little Temecula History Center: 14.4 mi
Springs: 32
- Willow Spring: 1.7 mi
- Mud Springs: 4.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.2 mi
- Case Spring: 5.8 mi
- Serrano Spring: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 24
- Prayer Garden: 10.9 mi
- Student Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Grand Tradition: 11.4 mi
- School Garden: 12.0 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 18
- Church: 15.9 mi
- Shipwreck Shore: 16.3 mi
- Playa Las Palmeras: 16.6 mi
- T Street Beach: 16.9 mi
- The Pier Beach: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 17
- Ram Head: 9.2 mi
- Fallbrook Totem Bird Sculpture: 10.5 mi
- Old Town Arch: 11.6 mi
- Historic Fire Wagon 28: 11.6 mi
- A Child's Wonderland: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area: 3.9 mi
- Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: 5.8 mi
- Los Jilgueros Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Dinwiddie Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Gird Valley Preserve: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Tenaja Falls: 4.4 mi
- Ortega Falls: 9.4 mi
- Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 9.5 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 10.0 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Employee Break Area: 11.1 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Juror Patio Tables: 14.0 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Willard: 10.7 mi
- Terra Cotta: 13.5 mi
- Leon: 16.2 mi
- Pinacate: 18.5 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 15.1 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 17.2 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- San Onofre Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 17.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Three Arches: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tenaja Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NW 322° | 1,734 m | 17.7 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | NW 322° | 1,675 m | 18.5 mi |
| Clark | S 175° | 1,527 m | 6.6 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | NNW 331° | 1,401 m | 15.3 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | NNW 326° | 1,373 m | 13.0 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | NNW 332° | 1,315 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNW 327° | 1,197 m | 20.2 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | NNW 345° | 1,095 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:27 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 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 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallbrook 5 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 249838 — Tenaja Mountain, Riverside County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358792914
Day trips start here
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