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Crossed Currents

Crossed Currents from directly overhead

Crossed Currents is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rivers of the World, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 8.6 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.01707, -118.38899

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Baldwin Hills: 0.4 mi
  • Briar Summit: 7.6 mi
  • Olive Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Maltman peak: 8.0 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 8.6 mi
Parks
Museums
Gardens
  • Kaizuka Meditation Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Doris' Japanese Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Culver City Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Motor Avenue Urban Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 1.6 mi
Attractions
  • Sony Pictures Studio Tour: 0.8 mi
  • Jeanne French's Car: 1.6 mi
  • Tembo's residence: 2.8 mi
  • Spirit of Santa Monica: 3.4 mi
  • LMU: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 34
  • Lake Side: 1.1 mi
  • Garden Grove: 1.2 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Central: 1.4 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Temescal Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 19.3 mi
  • Millard Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Ribbon Rocks Falls: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 21
Springs: 13
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 11.7 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 7.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Crossed Currents. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LukensNNE 26°1,546.6 m19.4 mi
Brown MountainNE 42°1,363 m20.5 mi
Echo MountainNE 49°968 m20.4 mi
Verdugo PeakNNE 24°951.6 m15.0 mi
Wella's PeakNE 39°910 m20.0 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 286°851 m15.8 mi
Tongva PeakNNE 31°803 m14.5 mi
Calabasas PeakWNW 294°657 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575860626468717170676157
Precip in3.33.52.20.60.40.10.00.00.10.60.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Culver City, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7838238247

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