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Mission Creek Preserve

Mission Creek Preserve from directly overhead

Mission Creek Preserve is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 750 m. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil's Garden Preserve, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Wildlands Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.01655, -116.62781
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Red Dome: 2.5 mi
  • The Matterdome: 3.8 mi
  • White Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Painted Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Whitewater Hill: 6.4 mi
Parks
  • Geeson Field: 3.7 mi
  • Covington Park: 3.9 mi
  • Wardman Park: 7.6 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
  • Hot Springs Park: 7.9 mi
Springs
  • Sherman Shady Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Forks Springs: 6.4 mi
  • Forks Springs: 6.8 mi
  • Leopard Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 42
  • C-47 Crash Site: 12.2 mi
  • Pioneertown Mane Street: 12.3 mi
  • Palm Springs Aerial Tramway: 12.4 mi
  • Frank Sinatra House: 13.9 mi
  • Drag & Fly Tours: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 41
Museums: 24
Gardens: 24
  • California Desert Region: 15.6 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 15.6 mi
  • Arizona Desert Region: 15.6 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 15.6 mi
  • Texas Desert Region: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Mr. Rex: 10.6 mi
  • Dinny: 10.7 mi
  • Unity through Healthcare: 13.3 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 13.6 mi
  • The Rainmaker: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Shiprock: 10.6 mi
  • Tong wen neval: 15.1 mi
  • Sawmill Flats: 17.3 mi
  • Mile High Ranch Road Tree: 18.2 mi
  • Thee Oak Tree: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Silverwood Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Dry Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Big Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 4
  • Dry Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Oak Cliff: 22.5 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 24.7 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Swim Beach: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Mission Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainWNW 297°3,502 m12.6 mi
Jepson PeakWNW 296°3,416 m13.8 mi
Bighorn MountainWNW 295°3,352 m12.1 mi
Dragon's HeadWNW 294°3,312 m12.7 mi
Charlton PeakWNW 298°3,291 m14.6 mi
San Jacinto PeakSSW 192°3,288 m14.3 mi
Little Charlton PeakWNW 297°3,248 m14.2 mi
Jean PeakSSW 191°3,202 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3619:2520:02
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4916:0416:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505156606776818277685750
Precip in2.72.90.90.20.10.00.20.20.20.20.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morongo Valley N, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11359245014

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