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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey from directly overhead

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Josephine Peak stands 1,694 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Flight of the Hippogriff, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 7.9 miles off.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.13795, -118.35316

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens
  • Warner Bros. Jungle: 1.3 mi
  • Happy Face: 1.6 mi
  • Old Japanese Garden: 2.2 mi
  • American Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Italian Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 44
  • Captain's Roost: 3.0 mi
  • 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Tom LaBonge Panorama: 3.0 mi
  • Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Temescal Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 12.0 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Royal Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Millard Falls: 13.3 mi
Springs: 20
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 8.5 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 5
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 14.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.6 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 21.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Josephine PeakNE 48°1,694 m15.3 mi
Condor PeakNNE 30°1,658 m15.0 mi
Mount LukensNE 36°1,546.6 m11.2 mi
Condor PointNNE 28°1,538.3 m14.4 mi
Fox MountainNE 36°1,534 m15.0 mi
Mount McKinleyNNE 20°1,497 m14.8 mi
Mendenhall PeakN 9°1,413.1 m14.7 mi
Brown MountainENE 60°1,363 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659626569747674686055
Precip in3.74.52.80.90.40.10.00.00.10.70.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/482932565

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