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The Dance Door

The Dance Door from directly overhead

The Dance Door is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fredric Roberts Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 0.4 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1978
Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates34.05684, -118.24825

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Gloria Molina Grand Park: 0.2 mi
  • California Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
  • Los Angeles City Hall Park: 0.4 mi
  • Angels Knoll Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ord and Yale Street Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Maltman peak: 2.7 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 2.8 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 2.9 mi
  • Flat Point Park: 3.1 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 45
  • Cedar Grove: 4.8 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 5.1 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 5.3 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Park Center: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Springs: 17
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 16.0 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 5
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 14.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.8 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 1.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of The Dance Door. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNE 34°1,878 m15.5 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 32°1,819 m15.4 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 29°1,807 m16.9 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 30°1,767 m15.3 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 34°1,746 m15.1 mi
Mount WilsonNE 43°1,737 m15.7 mi
Occidental PeakNE 37°1,736 m15.5 mi
Mount LoweNE 34°1,699 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646669737574696358
Precip in3.33.62.20.70.30.10.00.00.10.60.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Downtown/usc, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4773740638

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