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Little Paradise

Little Paradise from directly overhead

Little Paradise is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gazing and Composing, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
小桃源/ Little Paradise/ In Loving Memory of Pin Bin Chen & Su Yun Huang Chen
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.12926, -118.11621

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
Parks
Museums
  • Flora-Legium / Banta Hall: 0.1 mi
  • Scott Gallery of American Art: 0.2 mi
  • Japanese Heritage Shōya House: 0.2 mi
  • Huntington Library Exhibition Hall: 0.3 mi
  • USC Pacific Asia Museum: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 44
  • Covered Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 5.4 mi
  • Arcadia Wilderness Park: 6.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Springs: 38
  • Not Much of a Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Doe Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Fern Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 10.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Little Paradise. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakN 359°1,879 m10.7 mi
San Gabriel PeakN 7°1,878 m7.9 mi
Mount DisappointmentN 5°1,819 m8.1 mi
Mount LawlorN 4°1,807 m9.8 mi
Mount DeceptionN 1°1,767 m8.3 mi
Mount MarkhamN 7°1,746 m7.5 mi
Mount WilsonNNE 26°1,737 m7.3 mi
Occidental PeakNNE 14°1,736 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13354857372

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