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Tropical Terrace

Tropical Terrace from directly overhead

Tropical Terrace is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dal Molin-Runcie Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 29 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.04963, -118.75351
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
Parks
Gardens
  • Cactus Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Gardens of the World: 10.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 10.8 mi
  • East Garden: 10.8 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 27
Picnic sites: 16
Waterfalls: 6
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 1.6 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 1.6 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 3.2 mi
  • Kima Point: 10.5 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 11.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 8.8 mi
  • The Grotto: 10.7 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 16.4 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 16.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Tropical Terrace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandstone PeakWNW 296°948 m11.3 mi
Tri PeaksWNW 294°917 m12.3 mi
Exchange PeakWNW 292°899 m11.9 mi
Big DomeWNW 295°887.5 m12.2 mi
Boney MountainWNW 290°865 m12.6 mi
Castro PeakNW 324°855 m3.1 mi
Saddle PeakENE 71°851 m6.0 mi
Rocky PeakNNE 22°797 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4519:3320:10
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1216:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7961604093

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