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Prayer Garden

Prayer Garden from directly overhead

Prayer Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Saddle Peak stands 851 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Victor Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 16 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates33.84304, -118.35935

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 47
Picnic sites: 23
  • Day Camp: 1.3 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Common Grounds: 9.8 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 21
Springs: 3
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Temescal Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 21.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prayer Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle PeakNW 314°851 m23.5 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 328°648 m21.1 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 336°598 m21.6 mi
Eagle RockNNW 327°596 m21.9 mi
Green PeakNNW 327°590 m20.0 mi
Gizmo PeakNNW 333°587.35 m22.2 mi
Flint PeakNNE 23°576 m24.0 mi
Cahuenga PeakN 5°553 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:05
June solstice05:4419:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5516:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575758606365697069666157
Precip in3.03.72.20.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redondo Beach, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard678 obs
  • Monarch476 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel437 obs
  • Mallard436 obs
  • Black Phoebe421 obs
  • Canada Goose411 obs
  • American Crow395 obs
  • Western Honey Bee366 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1218884515

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