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Higher Ground

Higher Ground from directly overhead

Higher Ground is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mar Vista, a artwork 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

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Coordinates33.99766, -118.42408

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Mar Vista: 0.6 mi
  • Light Tower: 0.6 mi
  • Walking Fingers: 1.5 mi
  • Nothing Exists: 1.5 mi
  • Extinción: 1.5 mi
Parks
Attractions
  • Jeanne French's Car: 0.9 mi
  • Sony Pictures Studio Tour: 1.7 mi
  • LMU: 1.8 mi
  • Spirit of Santa Monica: 1.8 mi
  • Urbanscape: 1.9 mi
Gardens
  • Culver City Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Kaizuka Meditation Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Airport Avenue Demonstration Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • SPY Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Motor Avenue Urban Garden: 2.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 32
  • Common Grounds: 1.5 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 3.2 mi
  • Lake Side: 3.2 mi
  • Garden Grove: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Central: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 20
  • Temescal Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 20.6 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 20.6 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 21.6 mi
Springs: 10
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.8 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 12.0 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Higher Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LukensNNE 29°1,546.6 m21.5 mi
Verdugo PeakNNE 29°951.6 m17.1 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 293°851 m14.3 mi
Tongva PeakNE 34°803 m16.7 mi
Calabasas PeakWNW 301°657 m15.3 mi
Temescal PeakNW 314°648 m10.4 mi
McAuley PeakWNW 287°625 m17.9 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 331°598 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8554554279

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