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South Park Commons

South Park Commons from directly overhead

South Park Commons is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucky Break, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.04096, -118.26210

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
  • Tamal Museum: 0.1 mi
  • The Unicorn Museum: 0.2 mi
  • FIDM Museum And Galleries: 0.2 mi
  • Grammy Museum: 0.3 mi
  • The Latino Museum: 0.8 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Maltman peak: 3.3 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 3.6 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 3.8 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 4.3 mi
  • Flat Point Park: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 45
  • Cedar Grove: 5.6 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 5.9 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Captain's Roost: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Springs: 15
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 15.9 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 5
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 16.2 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 22.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 1.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of South Park Commons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNE 34°1,878 m16.8 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 32°1,819 m16.8 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 30°1,767 m16.7 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 35°1,746 m16.4 mi
Mount WilsonNE 42°1,737 m17.1 mi
Occidental PeakNE 37°1,736 m16.8 mi
Mount LoweNE 34°1,699 m15.9 mi
Mount HarvardNE 44°1,640 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646669737574696358
Precip in3.33.62.20.70.30.10.00.00.10.60.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Downtown/usc, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • House Sparrow503 obs
  • Rock Pigeon364 obs
  • Western Gull350 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel339 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk275 obs
  • Western Honey Bee218 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle174 obs
  • Fiery Skipper167 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1076906219

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