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La Costa Beach

La Costa Beach from directly overhead

La Costa 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 Carbon - La Costa Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off.

The story

beach in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Wikidata Q42214376, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.03727, -118.64086

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vista Point (Courtesy of Caltrans): 1.9 mi
  • Dolphin View: 2.0 mi
  • Legacy Park: 2.7 mi
  • Bonnell Park (Private): 4.8 mi
  • Santa Ynez Canyon Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Microwave Communications Tower Ruins: 3.2 mi
  • Topanga Lookout Tower: 3.8 mi
  • Mott Adobe Ruins: 6.0 mi
  • Keller House: 6.4 mi
  • Tropical Terrace: 6.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 4.3 mi
  • Case Study House #9: 7.0 mi
  • M*A*S*H Filming Location: 7.2 mi
  • Maison Johnny Halliday: 7.5 mi
  • Inkie's Scrambler: 8.4 mi
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 4.3 mi
  • East Garden: 4.4 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Cactus Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Yale Street Urban Garden: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 33
Beaches: 27
Waterfalls: 7
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 7.9 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 8.0 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 18.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Eagle Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 11.7 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 3.6 mi
  • Kima Point: 17.0 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 17.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 14.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of La Costa Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainN 6°1,138 m20.3 mi
Sandstone PeakWNW 289°948 m17.6 mi
Tri PeaksWNW 288°917 m18.6 mi
Exchange PeakWNW 287°899 m18.2 mi
Big DomeWNW 289°887.5 m18.5 mi
Boney MountainWNW 286°865 m19.0 mi
Castro PeakWNW 292°855 m8.9 mi
Saddle PeakNNW 344°851 m2.9 mi

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 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Mean tidal range 3.76 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, CA, 8 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1082435163

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