- Elevation, modelled
- 387 m
- Tallest summit within 11.8 miles
- Strawberry Peak1,879 m · 7.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 1105.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:09local time
- Coordinates
- 34.1995, -118.2089
Ancient Forest is a garden in California, at a modelled 387 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lilac Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 5.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Ancient Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Peak | NE 41° | 1,879 m | 7.7 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | ENE 64° | 1,878 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | ENE 61° | 1,819 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NE 51° | 1,807 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Deception | ENE 57° | 1,767 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Markham | ENE 68° | 1,746 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Wilson | ENE 79° | 1,737 m | 8.6 mi |
| Occidental Peak | ENE 71° | 1,736 m | 7.6 mi |
- 5.1 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Lilac Garden: 0.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.1 mi
- Oak Forest - Camellias East: 0.1 mi
- Hope's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Main Lawn: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Enchanted Railroad: 0.2 mi
- Letter "H": 3.1 mi
- Egasse Braasch House -- The Good Will Hunting House: 3.9 mi
- Colorado Suicide Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Olberz Park: 0.7 mi
- Mayor's Discovery Park: 0.9 mi
- Glenhaven Park: 0.9 mi
- Montrose Community Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Cerro Negro: 0.8 mi
- Flint Peak: 2.6 mi
- Mount Thom: 2.8 mi
- Tongva Peak: 2.9 mi
- Wella's Peak: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- The Birds and Trees of Komitas: 1.6 mi
- Our Community in the Foothills: 2.5 mi
- Student Gallery: 2.5 mi
- Williamson Gallery: 2.5 mi
- Unincorporated Mural: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Gould Canyon Trail: 1.7 mi
- Gould Canyon / Lukens Connection: 1.9 mi
- Winery Canyon Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Upper Arroyo Seco: 2.1 mi
- Hahamongna Watershed Natural Park: 2.2 mi
Museums
- JPL Building 186 (Theodore von Kármán Museum and Auditorium): 1.9 mi
- Kidspace Children's Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Gamble House: 4.3 mi
- Pasadena Museum of History: 4.4 mi
- Norton Simon Museum of Art: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
- Center of the Universe: 2.0 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Brand Family Gravesite: 3.9 mi
- Green Cross: 4.0 mi
- Tuna Canyon Detention Station: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 49
- Art Center Food Garden: 2.4 mi
- Paul Little: 3.0 mi
- Sycamore Glen: 5.0 mi
- Switzer Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Stonyvale Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
Springs: 39
- Not Much of a Spring: 8.5 mi
- Silk Tassel Spring: 8.6 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 8.9 mi
- Fascination Spring: 9.1 mi
- Yerba Buena Spring: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 3.1 mi
- Millard Falls: 4.1 mi
- Royal Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 6
- Mother's Beach: 20.7 mi
- Palisades Beach: 21.2 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 22.6 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 23.1 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 5.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 10.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- La Cañada Flintridge · 1 mi
- Glendale · 2 mi
- Pasadena · 5 mi
- Burbank · 7 mi
- South Pasadena · 7 mi
- San Marino · 8 mi
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