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Subtropical Garden

Subtropical Garden from directly overhead

Subtropical Garden is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Huntington
Access
Customers only
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.12563, -118.11420

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
Museums
  • Scott Gallery of American Art: 0.1 mi
  • Japanese Heritage Shōya House: 0.2 mi
  • Huntington Library Exhibition Hall: 0.2 mi
  • Flora-Legium / Banta Hall: 0.3 mi
  • San Gabriel Historical Association: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Studio of Pure Scents: 0.2 mi
  • Freshwater Pavillion: 0.2 mi
  • Hall of the Jade Camellia: 0.2 mi
  • Terrace of the Jade Mirror: 0.2 mi
  • Love for the Lotus Pavillion: 0.2 mi
Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 44
  • Covered Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 5.5 mi
  • Arcadia Wilderness Park: 6.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
Springs: 38
  • Not Much of a Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Doe Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Fern Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 10.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Subtropical Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakN 358°1,879 m10.9 mi
San Gabriel PeakN 6°1,878 m8.2 mi
Mount DisappointmentN 4°1,819 m8.4 mi
Mount LawlorN 3°1,807 m10.0 mi
Mount DeceptionN 360°1,767 m8.5 mi
Mount MarkhamN 6°1,746 m7.7 mi
Mount WilsonNNE 24°1,737 m7.4 mi
Occidental PeakNNE 13°1,736 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard1,134 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel958 obs
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul597 obs
  • Western Honey Bee526 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco399 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary361 obs
  • Pond Slider359 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird351 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/1460412342

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