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Pit 91

Pit 91 from directly overhead

Pit 91 is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Mount Deception stands 1,767 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Project 23, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 6.2 miles off.

Tar pit archeological dig site

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.06402, -118.35763

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Project 23: 0.0 mi
  • Pits 3, 4, 61, 67: 0.0 mi
  • Pit 9: 0.0 mi
  • Pit 13: 0.1 mi
  • Observation Pit: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Hancock Park: 0.1 mi
  • Wilshire Green Park: 0.3 mi
  • Carthay Circle Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lower Carthay Circle Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pan Pacific Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Baldwin Hills: 3.5 mi
  • Briar Summit: 4.3 mi
  • Olive Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Maltman peak: 4.8 mi
  • Burbank Peak: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Lake Side: 3.8 mi
  • Garden Grove: 3.8 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 3.9 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Central: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Temescal Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 15.7 mi
  • Millard Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Royal Falls: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 20
Springs: 17
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.5 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 17.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.3 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 19.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 5.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Pit 91. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionNE 47°1,767 m18.9 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 51°1,746 m19.0 mi
Mount LoweNE 51°1,699 m18.5 mi
Mount LukensNNE 26°1,546.6 m15.7 mi
Condor PointNNE 22°1,538.3 m19.1 mi
Muir PeakNE 54°1,427 m18.0 mi
Brown MountainNE 45°1,363 m17.0 mi
Hoyt MountainNE 36°1,346 m17.5 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 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/828845752

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