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Topanga County Beach

Topanga County Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Mesa, a peak 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

The story

Beach in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Wikidata Q49325038, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.03889, -118.58116

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Gardens: 60
  • East Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Yale Street Urban Garden: 6.3 mi
  • 19th Street Community Farm: 6.4 mi
  • Organic Learning Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Lower Terrace Sculpture Garden: 6.6 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Long Wharf in Santa Monica: 3.1 mi
  • Marquez Family Historical Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Santa Monica Gables Beach Club: 4.4 mi
  • Microwave Communications Tower Ruins: 4.5 mi
  • Topanga Lookout Tower: 4.8 mi
Attractions
  • Maison Johnny Halliday: 4.1 mi
  • The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 4.4 mi
  • Inkie's Scrambler: 5.2 mi
  • Pacific Wheel: 5.2 mi
  • Santa Monica Pier: 5.2 mi
Artworks
  • Runner: 1.0 mi
  • Drunken Satyr: 1.0 mi
  • Bust of a Poet or Philosopher (Pseudo-Seneca): 1.0 mi
  • Bust of a Youth: 1.0 mi
  • Bust of an Athlete: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites: 33
Beaches: 25
Springs: 11
  • Eagle Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 9.5 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Temescal Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 11.4 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 11.4 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 16.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Topanga County Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainN1,138 m20.1 mi
Castro PeakWNW855 m12.1 mi
Saddle PeakWNW851 m5.0 mi
Mission PointN832 m19.0 mi
Rocky PeakN797 m17.8 mi
Simi PeakNW732 m16.2 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW692 m15.5 mi
Calabasas PeakNW657 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:50

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, 5 mi away.

Mean tidal range 3.76 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, CA, 5 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1082415741

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