Skip to content

Circles of a Ripple

OpenStreetMap · node/11887452876

Plan a drive here
Elevation, modelled
105 m
Tallest summit within 18.0 miles
San Gabriel Peak1,878 m · 17.3 mi
Nearest byway
Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11012.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:07local time
Coordinates
34.0131, -117.9791
Circles of a Ripple from directly overhead

Circles of a Ripple is a artwork in California, at a modelled 105 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hacienda Heights Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 miles off.

Artist James Dinh designed, a crescent shaped earthwork inspired by the topography of Hacienda Heights, to create a gathering place for visitors of the community center and park. Located on the park’s southeast corner, with an outside diameter of 88 feet,

Built
2014
Material
porcelain_enamel_steel,_concrete,_rock,_sculpted_earth,_sycamore_trees,_deer_grass_and_no_mow_lawn

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Circles of a Ripple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNW 337°1,878 m17.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNW 336°1,819 m17.7 mi
Mount MarkhamNNW 336°1,746 m16.9 mi
Mount WilsonNNW 342°1,737 m15.3 mi
Occidental PeakNNW 339°1,736 m16.5 mi
Mount LoweNNW 334°1,699 m16.7 mi
Monrovia PeakN 2°1,649 m13.8 mi
Mount SallyN 354°1,644 m18.0 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
Picnic sites: 58
Waterfalls: 27
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636771757775696257
Precip in3.64.22.50.60.50.10.00.00.10.60.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gabriel Fire Dept, 9 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap
More artworks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Circles of a Ripple.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens