The Cascades
The Cascades is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 405 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,718 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is ASCE National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 23 miles off.
The story
Terminus of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in Sylmar, L.A., California.
Dates from 1913.
Wikidata Q138858189, matched on coordinates and name (303 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- The Cascades On November 5, 1913 40,000 people gathered here to witness the dedication of the Los Angeles-Owens River Aqueduct. The terminus of a 233-miles long engineering marvel, the Cascades were the site of William Mulholland's famous speech: "There i
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Granada Hills Youth Recreation Center: 1.0 mi
- Bee Canyon Park: 1.2 mi
- Telfair Park: 1.9 mi
- Canyon Crest Park: 2.2 mi
- Needham Ranch Park: 3.0 mi
- Nethercutt Museum: 2.2 mi
- Heritage Junction Historic Park: 3.9 mi
- William S. Hart Museum: 3.9 mi
- Pardee House: 4.0 mi
- Bunkhouse: 4.0 mi
- Mission Point: 2.2 mi
- Los Pinetos: 3.1 mi
- Manzanita Mountain: 3.9 mi
- May Peak: 4.4 mi
- Contract Point: 5.3 mi
- Convento: 4.0 mi
- Abandoned Oil Rigs: 4.9 mi
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 5.5 mi
- Ralph Prator Fountain: 6.0 mi
- Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 6.5 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 4.2 mi
- Welcome Garden: 4.8 mi
- Native Garden: 4.8 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.8 mi
- El Cariso Mountain Garden: 5.0 mi
- Construction UCLA: 2.8 mi
- Canyon Dreamscape: 3.0 mi
- Masters Of Death: 3.6 mi
- Fray Junípero Serra: 3.9 mi
- Moai Statue: 3.9 mi
- ASCE National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Plaque: 0.0 mi
- ValleyCrest Telfair Park: 1.9 mi
- Dr. Mario A. De Campos Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Karen Tobar Memorial: 3.2 mi
- 18300 Hampton Court: 3.3 mi
- Wagon Tracks: 4.1 mi
- Tumbleweeds: 4.1 mi
- Johnson Park: 7.8 mi
- Paradise Picnic Pavilion: 9.1 mi
- Redwood Grove: 10.6 mi
- Los Pinetos Spring: 3.8 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 8.2 mi
- Barrel Spring: 8.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.3 mi
- Fascination Spring: 10.2 mi
- LA County Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Newhall Pass - Plourde: 3.2 mi
- Wildwood Canyon Open Space: 3.5 mi
- Placerita Canyon State Park: 4.2 mi
- East Walker Ranch Open Space: 5.3 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 3.5 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 13.8 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 16.5 mi
- Temescal Falls: 17.7 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 19.8 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 19.9 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 20.2 mi
- Palisades Beach: 20.7 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 20.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.5 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 20.1 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 23.3 mi
- Mentryville: 7.6 mi
- Coba Arch: 18.5 mi
- Spa Palace: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of The Cascades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | E 83° | 1,718 m | 15.4 mi |
| Condor Peak | E 89° | 1,658 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Lukens | ESE 104° | 1,547 m | 15.2 mi |
| Condor Point | E 90° | 1,538 m | 15.1 mi |
| Fox Mountain | E 92° | 1,534 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount McKinley | E 85° | 1,497 m | 13.3 mi |
| Magic Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,477 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mendenhall Peak | E 80° | 1,413 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
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 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northridge CAL State, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8527000929
Day trips start here
- Santa Clarita Valley · 5 mi
- North Valley · 6 mi
- San Fernando Valley · 6 mi
- Santa Clarita · 6 mi
- Valencia · 6 mi
- Chatsworth · 7 mi
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