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Arco

Arco from directly overhead

Arco is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Mount Yale stands 1,451 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruth R. Caruthers Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1984
Height
5.0 m
Elevation
24.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.87310, -118.11683

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Remembering Walter H. Deubner: 1.6 mi
  • painter statue: 2.8 mi
  • kids on swing statue: 2.8 mi
  • statue of boy looking up: 2.8 mi
  • statue of kids on seesaw: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
  • LA County Sheriffs Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • airplane monument: 2.2 mi
  • Artesia Vets Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Paramount Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Paramount Mayors on Stone Plaques: 2.7 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 42
  • Mother's Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Schweitzer Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Washout Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 12.2 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 16
Springs: 3
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 20.1 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 22.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Arco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount YaleN 8°1,451 m23.1 mi
Muir PeakN 2°1,427 m23.7 mi
West FujiN 1°1,121.969 m23.2 mi
Mount BlissNNE 24°1,121 m23.5 mi
Jones PeakN 10°1,029 m22.0 mi
Lookout PointN 10°987 m22.7 mi
Echo MountainN 360°968 m23.4 mi
Flint PeakNNW 347°576 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:04
June solstice05:4319:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5416:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575860636669737473686257
Precip in2.93.01.60.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Beach Daugherty AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/455783095

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