Skip to content

St. Francis Dam

St. Francis Dam from directly overhead

St. Francis Dam is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 520 m. White Mountain stands 1,889 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away.

The story

former dam in Los Angeles County, California, US

Wikidata Q381648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Step-free access
No

How to reach it

Coordinates34.54703, -118.51267

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pacific Crest Park: 5.1 mi
  • Pacific Crest Park: 5.2 mi
  • Copper Hill Park: 6.0 mi
  • Haskell Canyon Park: 6.0 mi
  • Bouquet Canyon Park: 6.5 mi
Attractions
  • Tornado: 9.5 mi
  • Scream!: 9.5 mi
  • Black Snake Summit: 9.5 mi
  • Bonzai Pipelines: 9.5 mi
  • Forgotten Sea: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 51
Springs: 43
  • Ruby Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Plum Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Aqueduct Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Whisky Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Artesian Spring: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 26
  • Sharon's Rest: 4.9 mi
  • Fisherman's Rest: 5.0 mi
  • Hideaway: 6.3 mi
  • Heron's Haven: 6.3 mi
  • Racoon Retreat: 6.3 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 19
Cliffs: 3
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of St. Francis Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White MountainWNW 287°1,889 m19.9 mi
Burnt PeakNNW 339°1,761 m10.0 mi
Liebre MountainNW 324°1,758 m14.6 mi
Sawmill MountainNNW 345°1,672 m10.5 mi
Little Burnt PeakNNW 340°1,660 m10.5 mi
Sawtooth MountainNNW 344°1,577 m8.2 mi
Mount McDillE 84°1,576 m13.6 mi
Dome MountainWNW 289°1,502 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:11
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5816:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3452822110

More historic sites in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to St. Francis Dam.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens