Tuna Canyon Detention Station
Tuna Canyon Detention Station is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 497 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the east-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is MRCA Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
World War II-era alien internment camp in Tujunga, California
Dates from 1941.
Wikidata Q19840954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- MRCA Open Space: 0.4 mi
- LA City Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Haines Canyon Park: 0.7 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 0.8 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Fehlhaberhouk Park: 0.5 mi
- Crescenta Valley Park: 1.0 mi
- Dunsmore Park: 1.0 mi
- New York Park: 1.1 mi
- Crescenta Valley County Park: 1.1 mi
- Robert Katz Peak: 1.3 mi
- Verdugo Peak: 1.4 mi
- Tongva Peak: 2.7 mi
- Mount Lukens: 3.1 mi
- Mount Thom: 3.4 mi
- Bolton Hall: 1.6 mi
- Grand Central Airport Terminal: 5.0 mi
- Martial Arts History Museum: 5.5 mi
- Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn: 5.7 mi
- LA Live Steamers: 5.7 mi
- Keith Memorial Chair: 1.9 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Boy Scout Camp: 2.6 mi
- WWI Living Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Brand Family Gravesite: 3.2 mi
- Our Community in the Foothills: 1.9 mi
- The Redoubt: 2.4 mi
- Tree of Life: 2.4 mi
- Elephant Bush: 2.5 mi
- The Birds and Trees of Komitas: 2.8 mi
- Howard Finn Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Agave Path: 2.7 mi
- Agave Hill: 2.8 mi
- Skyline Motorway Welcome Garden: 2.9 mi
- Sunland Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Burbank Christmas Tree: 3.0 mi
- Letter "H": 3.9 mi
- Enchanted Railroad: 4.1 mi
- Warner Bros Studio Tour: 6.8 mi
- Haunted Picnic Table 29: 7.0 mi
- Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Stonyvale Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Wildwood Picnic: 4.5 mi
- Paul Little: 5.2 mi
- Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 4.8 mi
- Fascination Spring: 5.0 mi
- Yerba Buena Spring: 7.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.9 mi
- Barrel Spring: 8.1 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 5.2 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 6.0 mi
- Royal Falls: 6.3 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 7.0 mi
- Palisades Beach: 20.1 mi
- Mother's Beach: 20.4 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 21.0 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 21.4 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 22.2 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 6.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.4 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.6 mi
- Spa Palace: 12.3 mi
- Mentryville: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Tuna Canyon Detention Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Peak | ENE 68° | 1,879 m | 9.3 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | E 86° | 1,878 m | 9.9 mi |
| Messenger Peak | NNE 23° | 1,833 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | E 85° | 1,819 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | ENE 75° | 1,807 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Deception | E 83° | 1,767 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Markham | E 89° | 1,746 m | 9.9 mi |
| Occidental Peak | E 90° | 1,736 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
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 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6273575311
Day trips start here
- Glendale · 4 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 5 mi
- North Hollywood · 7 mi
- Universal City · 8 mi
- Pasadena · 9 mi
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