Cerutti Mastodon site
The Cerutti Mastodon site is a paleontological and possible archeological site in San Diego County, California. Look also at Mexico–United States border wall, 9.6 mi away. Pleasant highs of 67–83°F mark the mildest months, January to December.
A park & preserve inside San Diego
You can stay in San Diego
Cerutti Mastodon site is inside San Diego, which has 508 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 67–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 9 miles away
San Diego (SAN) has airline service, about 9 miles from Cerutti Mastodon site.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
The year’s weather
The weather near Cerutti Mastodon site shifts through the year, as below.
Cerutti Mastodon site
The Cerutti Mastodon site is a paleontological and possible archeological site in San Diego County, California. In 2017, broken mastodon bones at the site were dated to around 130,700 years ago.
The bones were found with cobblestones displaying use-wear and impact marks among the otherwise fine-grain sands. Researchers have proposed that these marks were caused by the intentional breakage of the broken bones by hominins using the cobblestones. If true, that would be older by far than the scientific consensus for habitation of the New World, which generally traces widespread human migration to the Americas to 19,000 to 26,000 years ago, and tens of thousands of years earlier than any modern human sites outside of Africa.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Wikipedia readers
- 28K a year
A base for Cerutti Mastodon site
Lodging nearby is in San Diego (508) and Chula Vista (44).
- 1Mexico–United States border wall
- 2Snapdragon Stadium
- 3Petco Park
- 4San Diego Zoo
- 5Balboa Park
- 6USS Midway Museum
- 7SeaWorld San Diego
- 8Pechanga Arena
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Cerutti Mastodon site | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | in town | — | 508 401 hotels · 27 motels · 25 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 20 hostels · 13 campgrounds · 5 RV parks | 1,406,106 | $907K | C− |
| Chula Vista | 4 mi southeast | 5 min | 44 27 hotels · 7 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 3 campgrounds · 5 RV parks | 275,533 | $759K | C |
| Coronado | 6 mi west | 10 min | 32 24 hotels · 3 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins | 21,094 | $2,000K | C |
| National City | 2 mi west | 5 min | 14 10 hotels · 4 motels | 57,807 | $612K | D |
| Imperial Beach | 8 mi southwest | 10 min | 13 9 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 RV park | 25,206 | $857K | C+ |
| El Cajon | 11 mi northeast | 15 min | 20 12 hotels · 6 motels · 2 RV parks | 101,755 | $682K | C− |
| La Mesa | 8 mi north | 10 min | 11 8 hotels · 2 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 59,914 | $812K | C |
| Santee | 14 mi north | 20 min | 9 2 hotels · 1 motel · 2 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 58,205 | $727K | B |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also within reach
A wider trip can take in these, within 12 miles.
Big draw110 mi LandmarkMexico–United States border wall
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaSnapdragon Stadium
36 mi Stadium & arenaPetco Park
47 mi Zoo & aquariumSan Diego Zoo4.0M visitors a year
57 mi Park & preserveBalboa Park
67 mi MuseumUSS Midway Museum
712 mi Theme parkSeaWorld San Diego4.0M visitors a year
811 mi TheatrePechanga ArenaPhoto credits
Mexico–United States border wall: Földhegy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Snapdragon Stadium: Terrible Tim, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Petco Park: Mds08011, CC BY 4.0 · San Diego Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Balboa Park: Antoine Taveneaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Midway Museum: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SeaWorld San Diego: ZooFari, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pechanga Arena: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Planning a visit to Cerutti Mastodon site
Is Cerutti Mastodon site in San Diego?
Yes. It’s inside San Diego, CA.
When is the best time to visit Cerutti Mastodon site?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 67–83°.
How far is Cerutti Mastodon site from Irvine and Santa Ana?
About 81 miles northwest of Irvine and about 88 miles northwest of Santa Ana, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Cerutti Mastodon site?
San Diego (SAN), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Cerutti Mastodon site?
San Diego (in town, 508 places to stay), Chula Vista (4 mi, 44 places to stay) and Coronado (6 mi, 32 places to stay).
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