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Outpost Sign

Outpost Sign from directly overhead

Outpost Sign is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Mount Deception stands 1,767 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Japanese Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 6.5 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates34.10900, -118.34796

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites: 59
Gardens: 58
  • Old Japanese Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Yamashiro Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • American Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Italian Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Spanish Garden: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Buddha: 0.4 mi
  • Irving Berlin, Jerry Herman, Mako, Spanky McFarland, Efrem Zimbalist Jr: 0.5 mi
  • Elmer Bernstein, Pierce Brosnan, Livingston & Evans, George & Ira, John Lee Hooker, Pedro Infante, Al Jarreau, Ben Johnson, Gladys Knight, Don Knotts, Leiber & Stoller, Livingston & Evans, Frankie Lymon, Rose Marie, Rita Moreno, Nicholas Brothers, Charley: 0.5 mi
  • The Four Ladies of Hollywood: 0.6 mi
  • Elvis Presley: 0.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Captain's Roost: 2.9 mi
  • Tom LaBonge Panorama: 3.0 mi
  • 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Griffith Park Old Zoo: 3.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Temescal Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 13.0 mi
  • Millard Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Royal Falls: 14.3 mi
Springs: 18
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 9.4 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 16
Nature reserves: 13
Attractions
  • Walk of Fame: 0.5 mi
  • Hollywood Movie Star Homes Tour: 0.7 mi
  • Hollywood's Rock Walk: 0.8 mi
  • Red's Bookshop: 0.9 mi
  • Larry Edmunds Bookshop: 0.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.7 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 21.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 5.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionNE1,767 m16.5 mi
Mount LoweENE1,699 m16.2 mi
Josephine PeakNE1,694 m16.5 mi
Mount LukensNNE1,547 m12.7 mi
Condor PointNNE1,538 m16.0 mi
Fox MountainNNE1,534 m16.5 mi
Muir PeakENE1,427 m15.9 mi
Brown MountainNE1,363 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659626569747674686055
Precip in3.74.52.80.90.40.10.00.00.10.70.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13367809182

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