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Carbon Beach

Carbon Beach, a beach in California
Carbon Beach, a beach in CaliforniaNOAA / NODD · Public domain
Carbon Beach, a beach in California
NOAA / NODD · Public domain

Carbon Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is MRCA Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 24 miles off.

About

The story

beach in Los Angeles County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49320304, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.03845, -118.66246

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Legacy Park: 1.5 mi
  • Vista Point (Courtesy of Caltrans): 3.1 mi
  • Dolphin View: 3.2 mi
  • Bonnell Park (Private): 5.0 mi
  • Santa Ynez Canyon Park: 5.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Microwave Communications Tower Ruins: 3.4 mi
  • Topanga Lookout Tower: 4.0 mi
  • Mott Adobe Ruins: 5.1 mi
  • Keller House: 5.2 mi
  • Tropical Terrace: 5.3 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 5.6 mi
  • East Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Cactus Garden: 8.5 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 33
Beaches: 27
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 2.3 mi
  • Kima Point: 15.7 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 16.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 6.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 6.7 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 17.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Eagle Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 12.5 mi
  • The Grotto: 15.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 13.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Carbon Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainN 10°1,138 m20.4 mi
Sandstone PeakWNW 290°948 m16.4 mi
Tri PeaksWNW 289°917 m17.5 mi
Exchange PeakWNW 288°899 m17.0 mi
Big DomeWNW 290°887.5 m17.3 mi
Boney MountainWNW 287°865 m17.7 mi
Castro PeakWNW 295°855 m7.8 mi
Saddle PeakN 9°851 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1216:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657586063656666636057
Precip in3.13.11.70.60.20.10.00.00.00.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, 10 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 3.76 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, CA, 10 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1082435169

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