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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
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
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 1.0 mi
  • 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
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
  • Case Study House #9: 3.6 mi
  • 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
Picnic sites: 35
Beaches: 26
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: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 7.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.6 mi
  • Kima Point: 20.4 mi
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 MountainN 357°1,138 m20.1 mi
Castro PeakWNW 285°855 m12.1 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 303°851 m5.0 mi
Mission PointN 8°832 m19.0 mi
Rocky PeakN 350°797 m17.8 mi
Simi PeakNW 315°732 m16.2 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 347°692 m15.5 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 321°657 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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1082415741

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