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Chinatown East Gate

Chinatown East Gate from directly overhead

Chinatown East Gate is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 103 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Sun Yat-sen, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 runs past it.

The story

Gates in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Wikidata Q113484360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1939
Height
7.8 m
Elevation
103.0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.06531, -118.23699

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Parks
Peaks
  • Flat Point Park: 2.2 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 2.7 mi
  • Maltman peak: 2.8 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 2.8 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 59
Gardens: 56
Picnic sites: 45
  • Sycamore Glen: 4.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 4.6 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 4.9 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Park Center: 5.4 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 37
Waterfalls: 21
Springs: 21
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.7 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 16.4 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 1.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Chinatown East Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNNE1,879 m16.5 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE1,878 m14.6 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE1,819 m14.6 mi
Mount LawlorNNE1,807 m16.1 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE1,767 m14.5 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE1,746 m14.2 mi
Mount WilsonNE1,737 m14.9 mi
Occidental PeakNE1,736 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:48

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/429320448

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