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Kobe

Kobe from directly overhead

Kobe is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Magic Mountain stands 1,477 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Zelzah Train Depot, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 20 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2016
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.23216, -118.53570

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Zelzah Train Depot: 0.0 mi
  • Windows of Time: 0.2 mi
  • Windows of Time: 0.2 mi
  • Epicenter (not): 0.5 mi
  • Matador Statue: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 0.6 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 2.5 mi
  • Munch Box: 4.1 mi
  • The Japanese Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Convento: 5.1 mi
Parks
  • Wilbur Basin Meadow (City): 0.6 mi
  • Wilbur Basin Meadow (County): 0.7 mi
  • Vanalden Park: 0.7 mi
  • Aliso Creek Pocket Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kinesthetics: 0.9 mi
Gardens
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 55
  • Redwood Grove: 4.6 mi
  • shady grass: 5.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Wagon Tracks: 10.0 mi
Springs: 21
Waterfalls: 21
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 10.1 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 19.1 mi
Beaches: 21
Cliffs: 6
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 4.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 4.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 4.2 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 16.8 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 14.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Kobe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magic MountainNE 48°1,477 m15.9 mi
Mendenhall PeakENE 58°1,413.1 m15.0 mi
May PeakNE 36°1,203 m10.3 mi
Oat MountainNNW 331°1,138 m7.7 mi
Contract PointNE 44°1,108 m10.5 mi
The PinnacleNE 53°1,094 m13.6 mi
Kagel MountainNE 51°1,081 m11.1 mi
Verdugo PeakE 95°951.6 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:49

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1243113766

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