- Elevation, modelled
- 1,602 m
- Tallest summit within 17.9 miles
- Cuyamaca Peak1,979 m · 7.4 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:58local time
- Coordinates
- 32.9247, -116.4816
Pioneer Mail Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 1,602 m. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Garnet Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Pioneer Mail Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyamaca Peak | WNW 282° | 1,979 m | 7.4 mi |
| Monument Peak | ESE 122° | 1,904 m | 4.2 mi |
| Wooded Hill | SSE 154° | 1,894 m | 5.7 mi |
| Stephenson Peak | SE 131° | 1,889 m | 5.1 mi |
| Piñon Point | SE 135° | 1,832 m | 5.3 mi |
| North Peak | NW 313° | 1,826 m | 8.3 mi |
| Garnet Peak | E 87° | 1,800 m | 1.3 mi |
| Middle Peak | WNW 299° | 1,795 m | 7.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Garnet Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Pine Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Garnet Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Garnet Peak: 1.3 mi
- Oriflamme Mountain: 3.0 mi
Springs
- Oasis Spring: 2.1 mi
- Granite Spring: 3.4 mi
- Dyar Spring: 3.8 mi
- Taylor Spring: 4.3 mi
- Pepper Tree Spring: 4.8 mi
Parks: 39
- Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 4.8 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Laguna Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Pedro Fages Monument: 6.0 mi
- Pine Valley County Park: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 22
- Hubbell Gateway: 14.2 mi
- Magic Water Horse: 15.5 mi
- Blessed Mother: 17.4 mi
- Utahraptor: 20.4 mi
- Tyrannosaurus Rex: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 4.7 mi
- Airplane Monument: 6.2 mi
- Yaquitepec: 7.6 mi
- San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
- Julian Jail: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 12
- Moteros: 6.8 mi
- Mortero Trailhead: 8.3 mi
- Pictograph Trailhead: 9.6 mi
- Warlock Mine: 11.6 mi
- Eagle Mine: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Monster Rocks: 10.5 mi
- Main Wall: 10.5 mi
- Mud Palisades: 14.8 mi
- Bell Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Perpendicular Bluff: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Cottonwood Creek: 7.2 mi
- Three Sisters Waterfalls: 12.4 mi
- Kitchen Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- The Falls: 13.5 mi
- Mildred Falls: 14.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 4.6 mi
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 12.7 mi
- Alpine Historical Society: 18.5 mi
- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum: 21.3 mi
- Barona Museum: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Cuyamaca: 5.7 mi
- Stratton: 6.6 mi
- Banner: 10.6 mi
- Branson City: 13.2 mi
- Eastwood: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Desert View Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- BBQ Area: 9.7 mi
- Day Use Picnic Site: 16.0 mi
- Picnic Table: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Aztec Woods: 6.2 mi
- Agua Caliente County Park: 10.4 mi
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: 22.4 mi
- Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 8.9 mi
- desert garden: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Buckman Springs Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Broken Ankle Bend: 15.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:22 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Laguna #3, 5 mi away.
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