Historic site · California
Las Barrancas Trailhead
Las Barrancas Trailhead is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Adams Center for the Visual Arts, a museum 0.1 miles away. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- WESTMONT|Las Barrancas Trail|Established by Professor Paul Willis in 2005|"Come forth, and bring with you a heart that watches and receives"-Wordsworth|a.k.a. "Paul's Trail"
What to expect
- Operated by
- Westmont College
How to reach it
Coordinates34.44942, -119.66408
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Parma Park: 0.9 mi
- Hale Park: 1.0 mi
- Gould Park: 1.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Canyon Park: 1.5 mi
- Firescape: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 53
- Montecito Peak: 2.1 mi
- Bubb's Peak: 2.9 mi
- White Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.3 mi
- Dibblee Hill: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 52
- Chromatic Gate, 1991: 2.4 mi
- Bicentennial Friendship Fountain: 2.9 mi
- Syuxtun Story Circle: 3.1 mi
- The Deepwater Diving Monument: 3.5 mi
- Boy On a Seahorse: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 49
- Hot Springs Hotel: 1.7 mi
- Casa del Herrero: 1.8 mi
- possible root cellar location: 1.9 mi
- root cellar: 1.9 mi
- Edward "Bud" Girard: 2.1 mi
Springs: 37
- Montecito Hot Springs: 1.7 mi
- Veronica Springs: 5.2 mi
- Middle Camuesa Spring: 7.8 mi
- Agua Caliente Spring: 8.5 mi
- Laurel Springs: 8.7 mi
Museums: 27
- Adams Center for the Visual Arts: 0.1 mi
- Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- Carriage Museum: 2.5 mi
- Santa Barbara Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
- Casa de la Guerra: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 26
- Formal Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Lotusland: 0.6 mi
- Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Dart Coffee Co. Garden: 2.7 mi
- Mission Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 25
- Franceschi House (Montarioso): 1.9 mi
- Black Swan: 2.0 mi
- Flamingos: 2.0 mi
- Capybara: 2.1 mi
- Giraffe: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 24
- East Beach: 2.5 mi
- Butterfly Beach: 2.8 mi
- West Beach: 3.1 mi
- Leadbetter Beach: 3.8 mi
- Summerland Beach: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Casa Dorinda Oak Woodland: 2.1 mi
- San Marcos Foothills Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Modoc Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Harriet Miller Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Area 4: 6.1 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Site: 6.9 mi
- Red Rock Picnic Site: 7.0 mi
- Area 2: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Tangerine Falls: 1.4 mi
- Hot Springs Falls: 1.5 mi
- Seven Falls: 2.9 mi
- Wellhouse Falls: 8.9 mi
- Sisquoc Falls: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- San Ysidro Rock: 2.3 mi
- Barger Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Fire Crags: 8.0 mi
- Lizards Mouth: 12.2 mi
- Foothill Crag "The Foot": 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
- San Roque Arch: 4.8 mi
- Elusive Arch: 12.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Little Caliente Spring: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Las Barrancas Trailhead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Mountain | N 2° | 2,077 m | 17.2 mi |
| Madulce Peak | NNE 14° | 1,993 m | 17.2 mi |
| San Rafael Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,973 m | 20.0 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,887 m | 20.3 mi |
| Samon Peak | N 3° | 1,840 m | 19.7 mi |
| Monte Arido | ENE 61° | 1,831 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cuyama Peak | NNE 27° | 1,787 m | 23.6 mi |
| Old Man Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,688 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
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 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8590489994
Day trips start here
- Montecito · 2 mi
- Santa Barbara · 3 mi
- Carpinteria · 9 mi
- Goleta · 9 mi
- Cachuma Lake Recreation Area · 19 mi
- Santa Barbara County · 22 mi
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