Picnic site · California
Thurman Flats Picnic Area
Thurman Flats Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,044 m. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Home Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.
What to expect
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- USFS
How to reach it
Coordinates34.10390, -117.01237
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mountain Home Peak: 1.5 mi
- Morton Peak: 1.6 mi
- Allen Peak: 2.2 mi
- Constance Peak: 2.5 mi
- Cram Peak: 3.2 mi
Parks
- El Dorado Ranch Park: 3.5 mi
- Five Winds Park: 3.7 mi
- Yucaipa Regional Park: 3.9 mi
- Yucaipa Community Park: 4.2 mi
- Lakeview Field: 4.9 mi
Springs
- Hot Springs: 4.0 mi
- Columbine Spring: 4.6 mi
- Manzanita Springs: 4.9 mi
- Limber Pine Spring: 5.0 mi
- Jackstraw Spring: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
- Henry Washington Survey Marker: 4.8 mi
- Thee Oak Tree: 7.5 mi
- Mile High Ranch Road Tree: 7.6 mi
- Eden Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
- Arrowhead (Landmark): 15.5 mi
Artworks
- Fork in the Road: 10.0 mi
- Smiley Brothers Statue: 10.4 mi
- Mojave Sails: 10.6 mi
- Pirate: 10.7 mi
- Donald Davis Sculpture: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 45
- Rose Garden: 9.2 mi
- LaFourcade Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Saint Francis Garden: 9.3 mi
- Brother Boniface Memorial Garden: 9.3 mi
- Fire Prevention Garden: 9.6 mi
Museums: 39
- Mousley Museum of Natural History: 4.3 mi
- Oak Glen School House Museum: 6.2 mi
- Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Edward Dean Museum of Decorative Arts: 8.7 mi
- Historical Glass Museum: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 25
- Crown Village Clock Tower: 7.6 mi
- Champion Lodgepole Pine: 8.3 mi
- Gold Rush Mining Company Adventures: 10.6 mi
- Time Bandit Pirate Ship: 10.7 mi
- C-47 Crash Site: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Bluff Lake Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Herngt Aki Reserve: 8.8 mi
- San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary: 11.7 mi
- nature corridor: 12.7 mi
- Sawmill Pebble Plain: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Aspen Glen Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Grout Bay Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Meadows Edge Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Tables: 12.4 mi
- Juniper Point Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 12
- Swim Beach: 11.8 mi
- Penninsula Park Beach: 14.4 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Village Lakefront: 14.4 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Village Beach: 14.4 mi
- Burnt Mill Beach: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Monkeyface Creek: 3.3 mi
- Monkeyface Falls: 3.3 mi
- Monkeyface Creek: 3.3 mi
- Big Falls: 6.8 mi
- Silverwood Falls: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Wildwood Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- Wildwood Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- Brookside Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Keller Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- shooting gallery: 17.9 mi
- Rock Climbing: 18.6 mi
- Rock Climbing: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Belleville: 15.5 mi
- Politana: 16.8 mi
- La Placita: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Thurman Flats Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Mountain | E 92° | 3,502 m | 10.7 mi |
| Jepson Peak | E 90° | 3,416 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | E 95° | 3,352 m | 11.1 mi |
| Dragon's Head | E 95° | 3,312 m | 10.4 mi |
| Anderson Peak | ENE 78° | 3,304 m | 6.9 mi |
| Charlton Peak | E 85° | 3,291 m | 9.1 mi |
| Shields Peak | ENE 78° | 3,261 m | 7.6 mi |
| Little Charlton Peak | E 88° | 3,248 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Bear Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
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