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Mentryville

Mentryville from directly overhead

Mentryville is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 490 m. Whiteacre Peak stands 1,536 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is MRCA Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.

human settlement in Newhall, California, United States of America

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Coordinates34.37916, -118.61101
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Park Facilities: 1.3 mi
  • Dr Richard H Rioux Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Horse Shoes: 1.4 mi
  • Pico Canyon Park: 1.5 mi
  • Jake Kuredjian Park: 1.7 mi
Attractions
Museums
  • William S. Hart Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Bunkhouse: 4.8 mi
  • William S. Hart Ranch House: 4.8 mi
  • Pardee House: 4.9 mi
  • Heritage Junction Historic Park: 5.0 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Springs: 44
Picnic sites: 39
  • Johnson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Pavilion: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.3 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 15.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Mentryville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteacre PeakNW 307°1,536 m18.7 mi
Magic MountainE 88°1,477 m16.1 mi
Mendenhall PeakE 97°1,413.1 m17.1 mi
Hopper MountainWNW 295°1,381 m16.0 mi
Jupiter MountainNE 36°1,350 m19.4 mi
Whitaker PeakNNW 332°1,262 m15.1 mi
Redrock Mountain BenchmarkN 355°1,216 m18.3 mi
Red MountainNNE 19°1,213 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3420:11
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555559616772798077696053
Precip in4.24.42.90.80.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 1 mi away.

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