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Chinatown West Gate

Chinatown West Gate from directly overhead

Chinatown West Gate is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Star Cavern Wishing Well, a attraction 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 Q113560834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1938

How to reach it

Coordinates34.06580, -118.23789

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Flat Point Park: 2.2 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 2.6 mi
  • Maltman peak: 2.8 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 2.8 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 45
  • Sycamore Glen: 4.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 4.5 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 4.8 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Park Center: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Springs: 21
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.7 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 16.3 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 5
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 14.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.9 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 1.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNNE 24°1,879 m16.5 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE 33°1,878 m14.6 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 31°1,819 m14.6 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 28°1,807 m16.1 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 29°1,767 m14.5 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 34°1,746 m14.2 mi
Mount WilsonNE 43°1,737 m14.9 mi
Occidental PeakNE 37°1,736 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/905542288

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