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Palisades Beach

Palisades Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Chess Park @ Palisades Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 15 miles off.

The story

beach in Los Angeles County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49322436, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.02334, -118.51314

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Peaks
Picnic sites: 33
  • Common Grounds: 6.5 mi
  • Lake Side: 8.2 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 8.2 mi
  • Garden Grove: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Central: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 24
Springs: 11
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.5 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 9.4 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Temescal Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 15.3 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 15.3 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 14.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Palisades Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 45°951.6 m18.8 mi
Castro PeakWNW 286°855 m16.2 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 295°851 m9.0 mi
Tongva PeakNE 50°803 m18.9 mi
Simi PeakNW 309°732 m19.8 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 336°692 m17.7 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 308°657 m10.1 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 337°648 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

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, 1 mi away.

Mean tidal range 3.76 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, CA, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816697

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