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Oak of the Golden Dream

Oak of the Golden Dream from directly overhead

Oak of the Golden Dream is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 464 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Placerita Canyon Nature Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

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FRANCISCO LOPEZ MADE CALIFORNIA'S FIRST AUTHENTICATED GOLD DISCOVERY ON MARCH 9, 1842. WHILE GATHERING WILD ONIONS NEAR AN OAK TREE IN PLACERITA CANYON HE FOUND GOLD PARTICLES CLINGING TO THE ROOTS OF THE BULBS. THE SAN FERNANDO PLACERS AND NEARBY SAN FEL
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Coordinates34.37704, -118.47136

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Gardens
Peaks
  • Manzanita Mountain: 0.3 mi
  • Los Pinetos: 1.7 mi
  • May Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Contract Point: 4.4 mi
  • Mission Point: 5.7 mi
Parks: 60
  • Bothwell Park: 1.4 mi
  • Aliento Park: 1.6 mi
  • Fair Oaks Ranch HOA Park: 1.7 mi
  • The Ranch at Fair Oaks Community Center: 2.5 mi
  • Pacific Grove HOA Park: 2.7 mi
Attractions
  • Abandoned Oil Rigs: 1.9 mi
  • Convento: 7.2 mi
  • X2: 7.6 mi
  • Viper: 7.7 mi
  • Lightning Falls: 7.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 53
Springs: 44
  • Los Pinetos Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Wagon Tracks: 3.2 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 3.2 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Pavilion: 7.9 mi
  • Johnson Park: 8.4 mi
  • Ducks Delight: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Waterfalls: 17
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 2
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.4 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Oak of the Golden Dream. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GleasonE1,990 m16.7 mi
Messenger PeakE1,833 m15.6 mi
Iron MountainE1,718 m14.0 mi
Condor PeakESE1,658 m14.8 mi
Mount McDillNE1,576 m17.2 mi
Mount LukensESE1,547 m15.2 mi
Condor PointESE1,538 m14.1 mi
Fox MountainESE1,534 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555559616772798077696053
Precip in4.24.42.90.80.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13531388949

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