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The Brea Angel

The Brea Angel from directly overhead

The Brea Angel is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Colver Peak stands 1,670 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Downtown, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 20 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.91854, -117.89979

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Park Downtown: 0.1 mi
  • Tracks at Brea: 0.2 mi
  • Lagos De Moreno Park: 0.2 mi
  • City Hall Park: 0.3 mi
  • Arovista Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Awakening: 0.2 mi
  • The Lamplighter: 0.2 mi
  • Forty Feet Tall: 0.2 mi
  • Timeline: 0.6 mi
  • A Moment of Tranquility: 0.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Brea Fallen Peace Officers Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Brea War Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Don Gaspor Portola Marker: 1.5 mi
  • Walter Knotts Grave Site: 1.6 mi
  • Nike Missile LA-29 IFC Site: 2.5 mi
Peaks
  • East Coyote Hills: 1.8 mi
  • Puente Hills: 2.5 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 3.1 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 4.5 mi
  • Gilman Peak: 7.1 mi
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 2.4 mi
  • Cultivated Collection: 2.4 mi
  • Mediterranean Collection: 2.4 mi
  • Desert Collection: 2.4 mi
  • Woodlands Collection: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Picnic sites: 36
  • Hidden Valley: 4.8 mi
  • Creekside: 4.9 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Falcon Flats Group Area: 11.6 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Schweitzer Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Washout Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 7.8 mi
  • Historic Dam: 10.1 mi
Springs: 17
Beaches: 11
Cliffs: 4
  • Norco Bluffs: 18.4 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 19.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 19.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of The Brea Angel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Colver PeakNNE 31°1,670 m22.2 mi
Monrovia PeakN 349°1,649 m20.8 mi
Sunset PointNNE 32°1,646 m21.8 mi
Mount HarvardNNW 336°1,640 m22.4 mi
Rankin PeakNNW 348°1,606 m20.5 mi
Mount YaleNNW 335°1,451 m21.9 mi
Pine MountainN 360°1,377 m21.1 mi
Clamshell PeakNNW 344°1,338 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606063656872767776716559
Precip in3.23.11.80.70.40.10.10.00.10.61.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anaheim, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1253590799

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