Fort Moore Memorial
Fort Moore Memorial is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 0.5 miles off.
Large terra-cotta mural panel that depicts American troops raising the flag, and a series of flanking vignettes show regional scenes such as orange groves, cattle ranching, and water and power systems. Panels fabricated by McBean Gladding.
What the record says
- Built
- 1957
- Material
- terra-cotta_on_concrete
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Chinatown Gateway: 0.1 mi
- Los Angeles Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Los Pobladores: 0.2 mi
- Wall of Honor: 0.3 mi
- Bracero Monument: 0.1 mi
- Felipe de Neve: 0.2 mi
- América Tropical: 0.2 mi
- Carlos III: 0.2 mi
- Antonio Aguilar: 0.3 mi
- Ord and Yale Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Placita de Dolores: 0.3 mi
- Yaanga park: 0.3 mi
- Alpine Park: 0.3 mi
- Gloria Molina Grand Park: 0.3 mi
- LA Plaza De Culturas Y Artes: 0.2 mi
- América Tropical Interpretative Center: 0.2 mi
- Sepulveda House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Italian American Museum of Los Angeles: 0.2 mi
- La Plaza United Methodist Church, Museum of Social Justice: 0.2 mi
- El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument: 0.2 mi
- Thien Hau Temple: 0.3 mi
- Seven Star Cavern Wishing Well: 0.5 mi
- Angels Flight: 0.7 mi
- James Irvine Japanese Garden: 0.8 mi
- Flag Garden: 0.3 mi
- Flag Garden: 0.3 mi
- Blue Ribbon Garden: 0.4 mi
- Fredric Roberts Garden: 0.4 mi
- California Friendly® Demonstration Garden: 0.4 mi
- Elysian Park: 1.6 mi
- Ascot Hills Park: 3.2 mi
- Elyria Canyon Park: 3.2 mi
- Rose Hill Park: 3.4 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
- Flat Point Park: 2.7 mi
- Silverlake peak: 2.9 mi
- Maltman peak: 2.9 mi
- Micheltorena peak: 3.0 mi
- Ronda Vista: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 4.8 mi
- Sycamore Glen: 5.0 mi
- Joe Klass Water Stop: 5.1 mi
- Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Park Center: 5.7 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 12.0 mi
- Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Millard Falls: 12.4 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 12.5 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 12.5 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 12.5 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 16.3 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 16.6 mi
- Fascination Spring: 16.8 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 18.3 mi
- Mother's Beach: 13.5 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 14.7 mi
- Palisades Beach: 15.8 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 17.9 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 18.0 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 14.6 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.0 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 24.2 mi
- Spa Palace: 1.6 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Fort Moore Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Peak | NNE 24° | 1,879 m | 17.0 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | NNE 33° | 1,878 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NNE 31° | 1,819 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NNE 28° | 1,807 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Deception | NNE 29° | 1,767 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Markham | NNE 33° | 1,746 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NE 42° | 1,737 m | 15.4 mi |
| Occidental Peak | NE 36° | 1,736 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Downtown/usc, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11887495898
Day trips start here
- Los Angeles · 0 mi
- Los Angeles/Downtown · 1 mi
- Los Angeles/Northwest · 2 mi
- Los Angeles/Eastside · 3 mi
- Huntington Park · 5 mi
- Los Angeles/Wilshire · 5 mi
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