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Alta Laguna Park is a community park atop Temple Hill, the second highest peak of the San Joaquin Hills, in Laguna Beach, California. It is located at the north end of the Top of the World neighborhood. [1] The neighborhood is named for its elevation of about 1,027 ft (313 m) [2] above sea level, overlooking Saddleback Valley and the Pacific Ocean.
The Top of the World Reservoir, officially the Richard Jahraus Top of the World Reservoir is an artificial lake in Laguna Beach, California.Dedicated on October 27, 1996, it was named after J. Richard Jahraus, the current Director and President of the Laguna Beach County Water District at the Time.
Laguna Beach (/ l ə ˈ ɡ uː n ə /; Laguna, Spanish for "Lagoon") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Located in Southern California along the Pacific Ocean, this seaside resort city has a mild year-round climate, scenic coves, and environmental preservation efforts. The population in the 2020 census was 23,032. [5]
Byron O. Clark established a nursery in the foothills in 1875, which he named "Altadena Nursery", a name he coined from the Spanish alta meaning "upper" and dena from Pasadena. In 1880 or 1881, Capt. Frederick Woodbury, and his brother, John Woodbury of Marshalltown, Iowa, purchased 937 acres (379 ha) known as the Woodbury Ranch. The land ...
Fort Romualdo Pacheco also called Fuerte de Laguna Chapala was a Mexican (Mexico consumed his independence in 1821 from Spain) fort built in 1825 and was abandoned a year later in 1826. The fort was 100 feet square with thick stone and adobe walls.
Lake surface temperatures fluctuate between 20 °C (68 °F) in winter, and 25 °C (77 °F) in summer. From 1979 to 2011 annual rainfall was 1,777 mm/a (70.0 in/year) at the lake, and 2,428 mm/a (95.6 in/year) at Cerro La Laguna, the highest part of the catchment. [6]
Rancho Niguel was a 13,316-acre (53.89 km 2) Mexican land grant in the San Joaquin Hills, within present-day Orange County, California.. It was granted in 1842 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Juan Avila. [1]
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