Point Mugu Missile Park
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. 57 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.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Laguna Peak: 2.6 mi
- La Jolla Peak: 3.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Peanut Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mugu Peak: 3.8 mi
- La Jolla Valley Natural Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Dos Vientos Open Space: 7.1 mi
- Deer Creek Open Space: 7.4 mi
- Deer Ridge Open Space: 8.9 mi
- Whitecap ForeDunes Protected Area: 9.1 mi
- Murphy Auto Museum: 4.9 mi
- CAF SoCal: 5.5 mi
- Port Hueneme Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
- United States Navy Seabee Museum: 6.0 mi
- Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology Museum: 6.3 mi
- Ormond Beach: 4.8 mi
- La Jolla Beach: 5.0 mi
- Port Hueneme Beach: 5.5 mi
- Silver Strand State Beach: 7.0 mi
- Kiddie Beach: 7.2 mi
- Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Old Cabin: 8.5 mi
- Danielson Monument: 8.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 9.1 mi
- Fishermen's Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Connections: 4.6 mi
- Century Theatres Mural: 8.6 mi
- Coastal Conversion: 8.7 mi
- Tessie the Giraffe: 9.9 mi
- The Mermaid of Soter Point: 12.6 mi
- Native Garden: 8.0 mi
- Community Roots Garden: 8.4 mi
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden: 13.0 mi
- Kids Adventure Garden: 13.1 mi
- Gardens of the World: 14.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Echo Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Kima Point: 11.2 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 23.8 mi
- Topatopa Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Foothill Crag "The Foot": 24.9 mi
- The Grotto: 10.0 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 22.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 24.3 mi
- Wilsie Spring: 24.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 16.7 mi
- Coba Arch: 18.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Paula Peak | NNE 14° | 1,497 m | 21.9 mi |
| San Cayetano Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,275 m | 22.3 mi |
| Oat Mountain | NNE 27° | 952 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sandstone Peak | E 95° | 948 m | 9.7 mi |
| Tri Peaks | E 94° | 917 m | 8.6 mi |
| Exchange Peak | E 98° | 899 m | 8.9 mi |
| Big Dome | E 93° | 888 m | 8.8 mi |
| Boney Mountain | E 100° | 865 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PT Mugu NF, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/75752046
Day trips start here
- Oxnard · 6 mi
- Port Hueneme · 6 mi
- Camarillo · 7 mi
- Ventura County · 7 mi
- Ventura · 12 mi
- Thousand Oaks · 13 mi
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