Beach · California
Playa San Juan Leighton
Playa San Juan Leighton is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is La Piedra Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates34.03831, -118.88107
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Charmlee Wilderness Park: 1.0 mi
- Malibu Springs (NPS): 1.0 mi
- Robert Yoshio Nagata Park: 1.3 mi
- Malibu Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Leo A. Carrillo and Edith Carrillo Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Lechuza Point: 1.1 mi
- Barney Knob: 2.7 mi
- Saddle Rock: 4.9 mi
- George Benchmark: 4.9 mi
- Point Dume: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Trancas Canyon Park: 2.0 mi
- Three Springs Park: 7.1 mi
- South Shore Hills Park: 7.6 mi
- Foxfield Park: 7.8 mi
- Evenstar Park: 8.3 mi
Artworks
- Tapestry of Dreams (The Fabric of Community): 5.0 mi
- Cottonsail: 7.4 mi
- Connejo Cottontails: Westlake Elementary Wizards: 7.5 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: Seasons: 8.9 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: 9.0 mi
Museums: 46
- Wishtoyo Foundation's Chumash Discovery Village: 1.9 mi
- Sycamore Canyon Nature Center: 7.9 mi
- Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center: 9.0 mi
- Timber School: 9.8 mi
- Stagecoach Inn Museum: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 46
- Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 3.4 mi
- Jim Rockford Trailer Site: 5.5 mi
- M*A*S*H Filming Location: 8.8 mi
- Western Town: 8.9 mi
- Chumash Demonstration Village: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 45
- Old Reservoir: 0.8 mi
- Ranch House Ruins: 1.1 mi
- Malibu Sign: 1.7 mi
- Zuma Beach Sign: 3.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 39
- Cactus Garden: 7.8 mi
- Native Garden: 9.0 mi
- Gardens of the World: 9.7 mi
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden: 10.6 mi
- Kids Adventure Garden: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 34
- La Piedra Beach: 0.4 mi
- Encinal Beach: 0.6 mi
- El Pescador Beach: 0.7 mi
- Lechuza Beach: 0.8 mi
- Nicholas Canyon Beach: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- King Gillette Ranch: 11.1 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 12.3 mi
- Wildwood Canyon: 12.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 12.3 mi
Springs: 6
- The Grotto: 5.1 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 13.6 mi
- Eagle Spring: 18.5 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 21.9 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 5.8 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 5.8 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 8.0 mi
- Paradise Falls: 12.3 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Kima Point: 3.2 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 10.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Playa San Juan Leighton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Peak | NNW 333° | 948 m | 6.4 mi |
| Tri Peaks | NW 326° | 917 m | 7.0 mi |
| Exchange Peak | NW 325° | 899 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Dome | NNW 328° | 887.5 m | 7.1 mi |
| Boney Mountain | NW 318° | 865 m | 6.8 mi |
| Castro Peak | ENE 59° | 855 m | 6.4 mi |
| Saddle Peak | ENE 78° | 851 m | 13.2 mi |
| Simi Peak | NNE 27° | 732 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:12 | 16:51 |
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 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PT Mugu NF, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1082454785
Day trips start here
- Malibu · 7 mi
- Agoura Hills · 10 mi
- Thousand Oaks · 10 mi
- Camarillo · 15 mi
- Calabasas · 16 mi
- Topanga · 16 mi
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