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Santa Monica

Santa Monica from directly overhead

Santa Monica is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mandela Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1935
Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.01665, -118.50137

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mandela Park: 0.2 mi
  • Reed Park: 0.5 mi
  • Triangle Square: 0.5 mi
  • Pier Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Tongva Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 32
  • Common Grounds: 5.6 mi
  • Lake Side: 7.5 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 7.5 mi
  • Garden Grove: 7.6 mi
  • Picnic Central: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 25
Springs: 10
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 9.9 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Temescal Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 16.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 16.1 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 13.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Santa Monica. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 43°951.6 m18.7 mi
Castro PeakWNW 286°855 m16.9 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 296°851 m9.8 mi
Tongva PeakNE 48°803 m18.6 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 334°692 m18.4 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 307°657 m10.9 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 333°648 m6.6 mi
Saddle RockWNW 286°635 m19.6 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 °F565657586063656666636057
Precip in3.13.11.70.60.20.10.00.00.00.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9876376243

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