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First Lights

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Elevation, modelled
232 m
Tallest summit within 18.8 miles
Oat Mountain1,138 m · 16.6 mi
Nearest byway
Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11020.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:10local time
Coordinates
34.0892, -118.6040
First Lights from directly overhead

First Lights is a artwork in California, at a modelled 232 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Topanga View (with locals), a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 20 miles off.

Jim Sullivan’s tile rug, titled <em>First Light</em>, is integrated into the floor inside the library’s main entrance and is composed of handmade, unglazed tiles arranged in the pattern of a flame.

Material
unglazed_ceramic_tile

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of First Lights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainN 1°1,138 m16.6 mi
Towsley PeakN 2°875 m18.5 mi
Castro PeakW 269°855 m10.4 mi
Saddle PeakWSW 255°851 m3.0 mi
Mission PointNNE 15°832 m15.9 mi
Rocky PeakN 352°797 m14.1 mi
Simi PeakNW 308°732 m12.9 mi
Chatsworth PeakN 350°692 m11.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Picnic sites: 36
Natural arches: 1
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 7 mi away.

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