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Portolá Trail 1769

Portolá Trail 1769 from directly overhead

Portolá Trail 1769 is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is John Wayne Statue, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 7.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1959-01-27
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.06207, -118.37638

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Hamel Mini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lower Carthay Circle Park: 0.5 mi
  • Carthay Circle Park: 0.5 mi
  • Arnaz Mini Park: 0.6 mi
  • Oakhurst Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Beverly Hills Children's Zoo: 0.9 mi
  • Observation Pit: 1.0 mi
  • Pit 13: 1.1 mi
  • Project 23: 1.1 mi
  • Pit 91: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Baldwin Hills: 3.1 mi
  • Briar Summit: 4.4 mi
  • Olive Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Burbank Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Maltman peak: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Lake Side: 3.6 mi
  • Garden Grove: 3.6 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Central: 3.9 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Temescal Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 16.5 mi
  • Millard Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Royal Falls: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 20
Springs: 15
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 9.7 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.4 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 18.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.7 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 18.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 6.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Portolá Trail 1769. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LukensNNE 29°1,546.6 m16.3 mi
Muir PeakNE 56°1,427 m18.9 mi
Brown MountainNE 47°1,363 m17.8 mi
Hoyt MountainNE 38°1,346 m18.3 mi
West FujiENE 57°1,121.969 m18.5 mi
Contract PointN 355°1,108 m19.4 mi
Kagel MountainN 359°1,081 m18.8 mi
Echo MountainNE 55°968 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
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 °F605960626366707171686459
Precip in4.14.72.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.71.02.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U C L A, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9982479932

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