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Area 3

Area 3 from directly overhead

Area 3 is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tucker's Grove County Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates34.45203, -119.78976
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tucker's Grove County Park: 0.0 mi
  • Tarragona Open Space: 0.5 mi
  • San Antonio Canyon Park: 0.7 mi
  • Patterson Open Space: 0.9 mi
  • Calle Barquero Open Space: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 53
Peaks: 48
  • Barger Peak: 4.2 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 4.5 mi
  • Arlington Peak: 4.8 mi
  • Cathedral Peak: 4.8 mi
  • Bubb's Peak: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 47
Springs: 37
  • Veronica Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Laurel Springs: 4.1 mi
  • Hot Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 8.1 mi
  • 19 Oaks Spring: 8.5 mi
Museums: 29
Beaches: 28
Attractions: 25
  • Earl Warren Show Grounds: 3.4 mi
  • Raptor's Perch: 4.5 mi
  • Sycamore Grove: 4.5 mi
  • Fallen Forest: 4.5 mi
  • Quail Grove: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 16
Gardens: 15
  • Sexton Grove: 1.9 mi
  • UCSB Rain Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Native Habitat Garden: 4.3 mi
  • The Learning Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Manzanita Village Habitat Garden: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Waterfalls: 6
  • Seven Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Hot Springs Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Sisquoc Falls: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 3.5 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 5.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 11.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Area 3. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine MountainNNE 24°2,077 m18.7 mi
Madulce PeakNE 34°1,993 m20.0 mi
San Rafael MountainN 356°1,973 m17.9 mi
McKinley MountainN 350°1,887 m17.6 mi
Samon PeakNNE 23°1,840 m21.2 mi
Monte AridoENE 72°1,831 m19.3 mi
Old Man MountainENE 77°1,688 m19.7 mi
Santa Cruz PeakN 355°1,687 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:11
June solstice05:4819:3820:16
September equinox06:4818:2418:57
December solstice07:0316:1516:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535456586062666665625752
Precip in3.83.93.10.90.40.10.00.00.10.71.32.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13148531987

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