Historic site · California
2005 Glendale train crash Memorial
2005 Glendale train crash Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bond Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 3.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO PERISHED ON JANUARY 26, 2005 WHEN THEIR TRAINS WERE DERAILED, AND IN GRATITUDE TO THE HEROES OF THAT DAY WHO HELPED SO MANY OTHERS, THE ATWATER VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, DEDICATES THIS
How to reach it
Coordinates34.12640, -118.26262
- 3.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bond Park: 0.5 mi
- Cerritos Park: 0.5 mi
- Chevy Chase Park: 0.6 mi
- North Atwater Park: 0.7 mi
- Sunnynook Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Griffith Park Train Rides: 0.7 mi
- Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round: 1.3 mi
- Haunted Picnic Table 29: 2.6 mi
- Egasse Braasch House -- The Good Will Hunting House: 2.9 mi
- Samuel-Novarro House: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Beacon Hill: 0.9 mi
- Glendale Peak: 1.5 mi
- Adams Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bee Rock: 1.9 mi
- Ronda Vista: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- William Mulholland Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Peace Monument of Glendale: 1.3 mi
- Ritschel Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Boys' Camp Abandoned Pool: 2.2 mi
- Astronomers' Monument: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Forest Lawn Museum: 1.0 mi
- Museum of Neon Art: 1.3 mi
- Autry Museum of the American West: 1.9 mi
- Autry Museum of the American West: 1.9 mi
- Neutra Studio and Residences (VDL Research House): 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Palmer Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Armstrong Native Garden: 1.8 mi
- Cycad Garden: 2.0 mi
- Amir's Garden: 2.0 mi
- Dante's View: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Elyria Canyon Park: 2.8 mi
- Polygon Open Space: 3.2 mi
- Elysian Park: 3.4 mi
- Bachman Open Space: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Giant Ball: 2.2 mi
- Solar System: 2.2 mi
- Rebel Without a Cause Monument: 2.2 mi
- Elliot Smith "Figure 8" Memorial: 2.5 mi
- อัปสรสีห์ - Apsonsi: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 48
- Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Joe Klass Water Stop: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Grove: 1.2 mi
- Park Center: 1.3 mi
- Griffith Park Old Zoo: 1.6 mi
Springs: 25
- Goldenrod Spring: 11.8 mi
- Fascination Spring: 12.0 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 12.5 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 13.8 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 9.0 mi
- Millard Falls: 9.4 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 10.0 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 10.1 mi
- Grand Chasm Falls: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 11
- Mother's Beach: 15.0 mi
- Palisades Beach: 16.0 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 17.6 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 17.7 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 11.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.6 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 4.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of 2005 Glendale train crash Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Peak | NE 37° | 1,879 m | 13.6 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | NE 49° | 1,878 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NE 47° | 1,819 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NE 42° | 1,807 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Deception | NE 45° | 1,767 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Markham | NE 51° | 1,746 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Wilson | ENE 60° | 1,737 m | 13.3 mi |
| Occidental Peak | NE 54° | 1,736 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12096161295
Day trips start here
- Los Angeles/Northwest · 3 mi
- Glendale · 4 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
- Los Angeles · 5 mi
- Los Angeles/Eastside · 5 mi
- Los Angeles/Hollywood · 5 mi
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