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Dos Picos

Dos Picos from directly overhead

Dos Picos is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is El Cariso Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2015
Material
gabion_baskets,_rock,_and_fescue_grass
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.31788, -118.41834

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Abandoned Oil Rigs: 4.0 mi
  • Convento: 4.0 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 6.8 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 8.4 mi
  • Workaholics -- The House: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 51
  • Wagon Tracks: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 7.5 mi
  • Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Springs: 39
  • Los Pinetos Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Indian Springs: 4.9 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Beaches: 9
Cliffs: 4
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.9 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 20.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Dos Picos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GleasonENE 73°1,990 m14.3 mi
Messenger PeakENE 71°1,833 m13.3 mi
Iron MountainE 79°1,717.5 m11.0 mi
Josephine PeakE 98°1,694 m15.3 mi
Condor PeakE 87°1,658 m11.3 mi
Mount LukensESE 108°1,546.6 m10.8 mi
Condor PointE 89°1,538.3 m10.6 mi
Fox MountainE 91°1,534 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636772777876696256
Precip in3.43.92.40.70.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northridge CAL State, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11887439612

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