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Wildwood Rest Area

Wildwood Rest Area from directly overhead

Wildwood Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 676 m. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off.

1 mi. W. of Calimesa

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Coordinates34.01257, -117.07718
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Creekside Park: 1.0 mi
  • I Street Park: 1.1 mi
  • 7th Street Park: 1.3 mi
  • 4th Street Park: 1.5 mi
  • John Tooker Civic Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Zanja Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Cherry Valley Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Morton Peak: 6.6 mi
  • Cram Peak: 6.6 mi
  • Allen Peak: 7.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Springs
  • Hot Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Console Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 11.6 mi
  • Limber Pine Spring: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 59
  • Crown Village Clock Tower: 1.3 mi
  • San Bernardino de Sena Estancia: 8.4 mi
  • Gilman Ranch: 11.6 mi
  • Yaamava Resort: 12.8 mi
  • Lake Perris Fairgrounds: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Saint Francis Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Brother Boniface Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Fire Prevention Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.0 mi
  • LaFourcade Community Garden: 6.1 mi
Museums: 46
Nature reserves: 35
Picnic sites: 23
Beaches: 12
Waterfalls: 8
  • Monkeyface Creek: 9.1 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 9.2 mi
  • Big Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Silverwood Falls: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Keller Cliffs: 11.0 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 13.3 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 13.3 mi
  • shooting gallery: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Wildwood Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainENE 67°3,502 m15.6 mi
Jepson PeakENE 65°3,416 m14.7 mi
Bighorn MountainENE 70°3,352 m15.8 mi
Dragon's HeadENE 69°3,312 m15.1 mi
Anderson PeakNE 53°3,304 m13.0 mi
Charlton PeakENE 61°3,291 m14.6 mi
Shields PeakNE 55°3,261 m13.7 mi
Little Charlton PeakENE 63°3,248 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3819:2720:04
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:5116:0516:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545558626672798076686053
Precip in2.83.02.00.90.40.10.10.10.10.50.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redlands, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/96680767

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