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Los Angeles Sister Cities Monument

Los Angeles Sister Cities Monument from directly overhead

Los Angeles Sister Cities Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Angeles City Hall Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 0.8 miles off.

About

The story

fingerpost in Los Angeles, California, U.S

Wikidata Q114499811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.05228, -118.24313

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Los Angeles City Hall Park: 0.1 mi
  • Gloria Molina Grand Park: 0.3 mi
  • Biddy Mason Park: 0.3 mi
  • Yaanga park: 0.4 mi
  • California Plaza Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • In the Eye of The Storm: 0.1 mi
  • Wishing Bells/To Protect & To Serve: 0.1 mi
  • Los Angeles Times Globe Lobby: 0.1 mi
  • Evolution of Printing: 0.2 mi
  • Friendship Knot: 0.2 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Flag Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Flag Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Fredric Roberts Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Blue Ribbon Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Blue Ribbon Garden: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Flat Point Park: 3.1 mi
  • Maltman peak: 3.2 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 3.2 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 3.4 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 46
  • Cedar Grove: 5.2 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 5.5 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 5.5 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Park Center: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Springs: 17
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 16.4 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 5
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.7 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 23.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 1.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Los Angeles Sister Cities Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNE 32°1,878 m15.6 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 30°1,819 m15.6 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 28°1,807 m17.1 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 28°1,767 m15.4 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 33°1,746 m15.2 mi
Mount WilsonNE 41°1,737 m15.8 mi
Occidental PeakNE 36°1,736 m15.6 mi
Mount LoweNNE 32°1,699 m14.7 mi
Conditions

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2282162089

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