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Ortega Falls

Ortega Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Ortega Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 644 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sail Rock, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Height
10.6 m
Visiting

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.62592, -117.42784
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lakeland Village Community Center: 3.8 mi
  • McVicker Park: 4.5 mi
  • Lake Elsinore Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
  • Lincoln Street Park: 4.7 mi
  • Big Ness park: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Historic Downtown Lake Elsinore: 6.5 mi
  • Firebase Airsoft Field: 7.2 mi
  • Babylon Paintball Field: 7.2 mi
  • Concrete Pipes Paintball Field: 7.2 mi
  • Somalia Paintball Field: 7.2 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Peace Obelisk: 12.9 mi
  • R: 13.8 mi
  • A: 13.8 mi
  • M: 13.8 mi
  • S: 13.8 mi
Springs: 33
Museums: 31
Nature reserves: 29
Beaches: 16
  • North Beach: 17.9 mi
  • El Portal: 18.0 mi
  • Poche Beach: 18.0 mi
  • The Pier Beach: 18.0 mi
  • T Street Beach: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Old Corral Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 10.2 mi
  • Vista Point: 10.6 mi
  • Goat Shed Point: 12.1 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Ortega Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNW 314°1,734 m8.5 mi
Modjeska PeakNW 314°1,675 m9.3 mi
ClarkSSE 160°1,527 m15.5 mi
Trabuco PeakNNW 333°1,401 m5.9 mi
Los Pinos PeakNW 317°1,373 m3.7 mi
Horsethief PeakNNW 337°1,315 m4.6 mi
Pleasants PeakNW 319°1,211 m15.6 mi
Bald PeakNW 325°1,197 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4119:2720:04
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5116:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545559636874808177696053
Precip in3.02.81.50.50.20.10.20.10.20.50.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsinore, 6 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs36.076.858.719.14.50.70.50.60.41.21.37.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Jacinto R NR Elsinore CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6338388205

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