Historic site · California
Tree Disguise
Tree Disguise is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,718 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 17 miles off.
Big electric pole disguised as a tree.
How to reach it
Coordinates34.24485, -118.44923
- 17.0 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Tree Disguise: 0.0 mi
- Chapel of the Cross Lutheran: 1.1 mi
- Camino Real Bell: 2.1 mi
- San Fernando Mission: 2.1 mi
- San Fernando Mission: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Albert Piantanida Park: 0.1 mi
- Panorama Park: 1.3 mi
- Branford Park: 1.7 mi
- Kinesthetics: 1.9 mi
- Memory Garden: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Aztec Solar Calendar: 1.0 mi
- Our Lady of Peace: 1.3 mi
- Ritchie Valens Mural: 1.6 mi
- Kobe mural: 1.8 mi
- Fray Fermín de Francisco Lasuén: 2.1 mi
Gardens
- MHCC Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Cottonwood Urban Farm: 1.9 mi
- Welcome Garden: 2.7 mi
- Native Garden: 2.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- Convento: 2.1 mi
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 2.6 mi
- Workaholics -- The House: 4.0 mi
- The Japanese Garden: 4.6 mi
- Ralph Prator Fountain: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Casa de López: 2.6 mi
- Valley Relics Museum: 3.6 mi
- Discovery Cube Science Center: 3.7 mi
- Nethercutt Museum: 4.4 mi
- Museum of the San Fernando Valley: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Sugarloaf: 5.9 mi
- La Tuna Peak: 6.5 mi
- Mission Point: 6.7 mi
- Contract Point: 7.1 mi
- Kagel Mountain: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves
- SMMC Open Space: 6.0 mi
- LA County Open Space: 6.1 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 6.4 mi
- Tujunga Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- Fond Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 51
- Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Redwood Grove: 9.4 mi
- shady grass: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Wagon Tracks: 10.1 mi
Springs: 30
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 6.6 mi
- Los Pinetos Spring: 7.8 mi
- Fascination Spring: 7.9 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 8.0 mi
- Barrel Spring: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 8.8 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 12.2 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 12.6 mi
- Temescal Falls: 13.2 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 16
- Will Rogers State Beach: 15.4 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 15.5 mi
- Palisades Beach: 15.7 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 16.1 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.6 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.8 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 16.8 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 13.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 16.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Tree Disguise. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,717.5 m | 14.5 mi |
| Condor Peak | ENE 67° | 1,658 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Lukens | E 82° | 1,546.6 m | 12.1 mi |
| Condor Point | ENE 67° | 1,538.3 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount McKinley | ENE 58° | 1,497 m | 12.4 mi |
| Magic Mountain | NE 35° | 1,477 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mendenhall Peak | NE 47° | 1,413.1 m | 10.5 mi |
| May Peak | N 9° | 1,203 m | 7.5 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 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — VAN Nuys AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/469609881
Day trips start here
- San Fernando Valley · 1 mi
- North Valley · 2 mi
- Van Nuys · 4 mi
- North Hollywood · 6 mi
- Sherman Oaks · 6 mi
- South Valley · 7 mi
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