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Point Mugu Missile Park

Point Mugu Missile Park from directly overhead

Point Mugu Missile Park is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Santa Paula Peak stands 1,497 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Mugu Game Reserve, a park 1.4 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Display of missiles and drones developed and tested at Naval Air Station Point Mugu along with static display of F-4 Phantom II and F-14 Tomcat naval fighter aircraft.

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Coordinates34.13200, -119.10066
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Point Mugu Game Reserve: 1.4 mi
  • El Dorado Park: 3.8 mi
  • South Quad: 3.8 mi
  • Ralph Bliss Memorial Courtyard: 3.9 mi
  • North Quad: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 58
Museums: 38
Beaches: 32
Historic sites: 31
Artworks: 28
Gardens: 19
  • Native Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Community Roots Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Community Roots Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Conejo Valley Botanic Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Kids Adventure Garden: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Chumash Demonstration Village: 8.1 mi
  • Wildwood Tepee: 12.3 mi
  • Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 12.5 mi
  • Hartley Botanica: 12.6 mi
  • Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Sycamore Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 19.4 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 19.4 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Skunk Hollow: 11.9 mi
  • Wildwood Canyon: 12.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.1 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 12.1 mi
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • The Grotto: 10.0 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Wilsie Spring: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arch Rock: 16.7 mi
  • Coba Arch: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point Mugu Missile Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Paula PeakNNE 14°1,497 m21.9 mi
San Cayetano MountainNNE 18°1,275 m22.3 mi
Oat MountainNNE 27°952 m24.6 mi
Sandstone PeakE 95°948 m9.7 mi
Tri PeaksE 94°917 m8.6 mi
Exchange PeakE 98°899 m8.9 mi
Big DomeE 93°887.5 m8.8 mi
Boney MountainE 100°865 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:08
June solstice05:4619:3520:12
September equinox06:4518:2218:55
December solstice06:5916:1316:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565557576063666665645955
Precip in2.43.92.20.50.40.10.00.00.10.40.91.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PT Mugu NF, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/75752046

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