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Great Wall of Los Angeles

Great Wall of Los Angeles from directly overhead

Great Wall of Los Angeles is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Erwin Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.17913, -118.41430

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Chester Bennington Mural: 1.5 mi
  • Untitled: 1.8 mi
  • Emmy Award Statue: 2.5 mi
  • Villa Casitas Arch: 2.6 mi
  • Future Memories: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Peaks
Picnic sites: 42
  • Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Captain's Roost: 7.3 mi
  • Tom LaBonge Panorama: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Temescal Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 13.6 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 13.9 mi
Springs: 19
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 5.1 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 17
Cliffs: 5
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 11.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 11.1 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.8 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 19.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Great Wall of Los Angeles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LukensENE 58°1,546.6 m11.8 mi
Condor PointNE 47°1,538.3 m14.2 mi
Mount McKinleyNE 38°1,497 m14.0 mi
Mendenhall PeakNNE 26°1,413.1 m13.0 mi
May PeakN 356°1,203 m12.0 mi
Contract PointN 2°1,108 m11.2 mi
The PinnacleNNE 19°1,094 m12.4 mi
Kagel MountainN 9°1,081 m10.8 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 solstice06:5616:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565759626670767775686155
Precip in3.03.92.40.70.30.10.00.00.10.60.72.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Glendale Pasadena AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/9149610369

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