- Elevation, modelled
- 324 m
- Tallest summit within 15.2 miles
- Messenger Peak1,833 m · 14.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11018.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:10local time
- Coordinates
- 34.2803, -118.4300
Altar is a artwork in California, at a modelled 324 m. Messenger Peak stands 1,833 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Altar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messenger Peak | ENE 62° | 1,833 m | 14.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,717.5 m | 12.4 mi |
| Condor Peak | ENE 75° | 1,658 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Lukens | E 94° | 1,546.6 m | 10.9 mi |
| Condor Point | ENE 76° | 1,538.3 m | 11.6 mi |
| Fox Mountain | E 80° | 1,534 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount McKinley | ENE 67° | 1,497 m | 10.3 mi |
| Magic Mountain | NE 38° | 1,477 m | 9.3 mi |
- 18.0 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Welcome Garden: 0.0 mi
- Native Garden: 0.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.0 mi
- MHCC Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- El Cariso Mountain Garden: 2.7 mi
Parks
- San Fernando Recreation Park: 0.2 mi
- César Estrada Chávez Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Senator Tom Carrell Memorial Court: 0.6 mi
- El Paseo de San Fernando: 0.7 mi
- Casa de López: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- César Estrada Chávez: 0.4 mi
- Kima Pakoinga: 0.5 mi
- Guernica to Home: 0.7 mi
- Junípero Serra: 0.8 mi
- Virgen María: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Vietnam War Veteran's Memorial: 0.7 mi
- World War II Veterans' Memorial: 0.7 mi
- World War I Veterans' Tribute: 0.7 mi
- Casa de López: 0.8 mi
- Griffith Ranch Historical Monument: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Casa de López: 0.8 mi
- Discovery Cube Science Center: 2.2 mi
- Nethercutt Museum: 2.7 mi
- Valley Relics Museum: 6.1 mi
- Placerita Canyon Nature Center: 7.1 mi
Attractions
- Convento: 1.9 mi
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 4.5 mi
- Abandoned Oil Rigs: 6.4 mi
- Ralph Prator Fountain: 6.4 mi
- Workaholics -- The House: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- Sugarloaf: 3.3 mi
- Contract Point: 4.4 mi
- Kagel Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Limerock Peak: 4.9 mi
- May Peak: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
- MRCA Open Space: 3.9 mi
- LA County Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Tujunga Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
- Fond Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- SMMC Open Space: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 53
- Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Wagon Tracks: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Tumbleweeds: 8.7 mi
Springs: 35
- Los Pinetos Spring: 5.5 mi
- Fascination Spring: 6.2 mi
- Barrel Spring: 6.3 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 6.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 6.7 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 10.3 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 14.5 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 15.3 mi
- Royal Falls: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 12
- Will Rogers State Beach: 18.1 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 18.2 mi
- Palisades Beach: 18.4 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 18.8 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.1 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.8 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 12.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 18.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 21.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- San Fernando Valley · 3 mi
- North Valley · 4 mi
- Van Nuys · 7 mi
- North Hollywood · 8 mi
- Burbank · 9 mi
- Sherman Oaks · 9 mi
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