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Historic Dam

Historic Dam, seen from above at true elevation

Historic Dam is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 30 miles off.

What the record says

Height
5 Foot

How to reach it

Coordinates33.81949, -117.77146

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves: 47
Picnic sites: 34
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 1.6 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 2.0 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 2.1 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 2.4 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
Springs: 23
Beaches: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Black Star Canyon Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 8.6 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Washout Falls: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Norco Bluffs: 13.6 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Historic Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakESE 119°1,734 m15.6 mi
Modjeska PeakESE 118°1,675 m14.8 mi
Trabuco PeakESE 115°1,401 m18.8 mi
Los Pinos PeakESE 122°1,373 m20.3 mi
Horsethief PeakESE 117°1,315 m20.2 mi
Pleasants PeakE 100°1,211 m9.6 mi
Bald PeakESE 108°1,197 m14.2 mi
Bedford PeakESE 108°1,161 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4219:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5316:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606063656872767776716559
Precip in3.23.11.80.70.40.10.10.00.10.61.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anaheim, 5 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs8.430.014.60.60.10.00.00.10.10.51.42.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Santiago C A Santa Ana CA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2078841765

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