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Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden from directly overhead

Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is a garden in California, at a recorded elevation of 120 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ancient Forest, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
120 m

What to expect

Operated by
University of California, Los Angeles
Access
Yes
Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.06562, -118.44120

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Ancient Forest: 0.0 mi
  • Subtropical Plants: 0.0 mi
  • Clarkia: 0.0 mi
  • Palms: 0.0 mi
  • Conifers: 0.0 mi
Parks
  • Irma and Norman Switzer Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Court of Sciences: 0.2 mi
  • The Californian on Wilshire Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dickson Court South: 0.4 mi
  • Dickson Court North: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • The Playboy Mansion: 1.0 mi
  • Rodeo Drive: 2.1 mi
  • Big Olive Tree: 2.2 mi
  • Rodeo Drive: 2.2 mi
  • Beverly Hills Sign: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Baldwin Hills: 4.8 mi
  • Goat Peak (High Point): 5.3 mi
  • Briar Summit: 5.9 mi
  • San Vicente Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Green Peak: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Lake Side: 5.6 mi
  • Garden Grove: 5.6 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Central: 5.8 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Temescal Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 19.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 19.4 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 19.5 mi
Beaches: 19
Springs: 14
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 1.7 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 7.3 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 15.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.9 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 21.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 9.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 42°951.6 m13.8 mi
Limerock PeakNNE 15°905 m18.1 mi
Saddle PeakW 274°851 m12.3 mi
Mission PointNNW 343°832 m17.8 mi
Tongva PeakNE 49°803 m13.8 mi
Chatsworth PeakNW 319°692 m17.5 mi
Calabasas PeakWNW 285°657 m12.5 mi
Temescal PeakWNW 292°648 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
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 °F605960626366707171686459
Precip in4.14.72.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.71.02.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U C L A, under a mile away.

  • Dark-eyed Junco2,224 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel1,170 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard862 obs
  • California Towhee556 obs
  • Garden Snail523 obs
  • Western Honey Bee462 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler388 obs
  • Western Bluebird387 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/44664275

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