Ninja
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Ninja is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 370 m. Burnt Peak stands 1,761 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Honda Express Upper Station, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Ninja is a suspended roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. It is the fastest roller coaster of its kind in the world, joint with Vortex at Canada's Wonderland, both with top speeds of 55 mph (89 km/h).
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q906039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Six Flags
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Honda Express Upper Station: 0.0 mi
- Tatsu: 0.0 mi
- West Coast Racers: 0.1 mi
- Jet Stream: 0.1 mi
- Roaring Rapids: 0.1 mi
- Confluence Park: 0.7 mi
- Honor Grove: 2.1 mi
- Horse Shoes: 2.1 mi
- Park Facilities: 2.2 mi
- Dr Richard H Rioux Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Paul Walker Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Hagop "Jake" Kuredjian Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Pico No. 4: 4.0 mi
- Fritz' Grave: 5.3 mi
- Dry Canyon Reservoir water outlet structure: 5.8 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Laing-Brookfield Open Space: 3.4 mi
- Laing-Brookfield Open Space: 3.6 mi
- Santa Clarita City Open Space: 3.8 mi
- Tapia Canyon Open Space: 3.9 mi
- Maps and Maping: The Firefighter's Life Line: 2.8 mi
- Communitree: 8.2 mi
- Tiki: 10.7 mi
- Construction UCLA: 10.9 mi
- Canyon Dreamscape: 11.0 mi
- Sand Rock Peak: 3.7 mi
- Towsley Peak: 4.6 mi
- Oat Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Loma Verde: 6.5 mi
- Manzanita Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden: 2.9 mi
- Meditation Garden: 4.3 mi
- Central Park Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Butterfly Knoll: 5.7 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 8.1 mi
- Los Pinetos Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 10.1 mi
- Juan Fernandez Spring: 10.5 mi
- Arundell Spring: 11.3 mi
- Rodeo Spring: 12.6 mi
- Bunkhouse: 5.2 mi
- William S. Hart Ranch House: 5.2 mi
- William S. Hart Museum: 5.2 mi
- Pardee House: 5.3 mi
- Heritage Junction Historic Park: 5.3 mi
- Paradise Picnic Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- Johnson Park: 3.5 mi
- Tumbleweeds: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 7.9 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 20.8 mi
- Paradise Falls: 22.9 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 22.9 mi
- Temescal Falls: 24.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 9.4 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 9.4 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 9.7 mi
- Mentryville: 3.1 mi
- Coba Arch: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Ninja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Peak | N 4° | 1,761 m | 18.0 mi |
| Little Burnt Peak | N 4° | 1,660 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | N 9° | 1,577 m | 16.7 mi |
| Whiteacre Peak | WNW 298° | 1,536 m | 17.7 mi |
| Dome Mountain | NW 321° | 1,502 m | 18.4 mi |
| Magic Mountain | E 99° | 1,477 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mendenhall Peak | ESE 107° | 1,413.1 m | 17.0 mi |
| Grass Mountain | NE 35° | 1,408 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3667903821
Day trips start here
- Magic Mountain · 0 mi
- Valencia · 3 mi
- Castaic · 5 mi
- Santa Clarita · 5 mi
- Santa Clarita Valley · 5 mi
- Chatsworth · 11 mi
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