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.
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
Peaks
- 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
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
Historic sites: 46
- 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
Springs: 35
- 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
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
Gardens: 28
- 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
Artworks: 26
- R: 9.2 mi
- A: 9.2 mi
- M: 9.2 mi
- S: 9.2 mi
- Ram Head: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 19
- Church: 15.9 mi
- Shipwreck Shore: 16.3 mi
- Playa Las Palmeras: 16.6 mi
- Playa Las Palmeras: 16.6 mi
- T Street Beach: 16.9 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: 8
- Employee Break Area: 11.1 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Juror Patio Tables: 14.0 mi
- Group Picnic #1: 17.7 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 18.3 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 21.3 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
- Fallbrook · 11 mi
- Lake Elsinore · 11 mi
- Temecula · 13 mi
- San Clemente · 16 mi
- San Juan Capistrano · 18 mi
- Dana Point · 20 mi
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