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West Adams Gateway Marker

West Adams Gateway Marker from directly overhead

West Adams Gateway Marker is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Mount Disappointment stands 1,819 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gramercy Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 4.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
West Adams
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.03258, -118.30870

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
  • Maltman peak: 4.1 mi
  • Baldwin Hills: 4.3 mi
  • Olive Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 4.7 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 59
  • Hecuba, Queen of Troy: 1.5 mi
  • Dueling Dinosaurs: 1.5 mi
  • Tommy Trojan: 1.6 mi
  • George Tirebiter: 1.6 mi
  • Joe Widney: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
Gardens: 57
Picnic sites: 41
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Garden Grove: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Central: 3.9 mi
  • Lake Side: 3.9 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 3.9 mi
Attractions
Waterfalls: 21
  • Temescal Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 15.9 mi
  • Millard Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 17
Nature reserves: 16
Springs: 13
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 14.0 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 2.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of West Adams Gateway Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DisappointmentNE1,819 m18.8 mi
Mount DeceptionNE1,767 m18.6 mi
Mount MarkhamNE1,746 m18.5 mi
Mount LoweNE1,699 m18.0 mi
Mount HarvardNE1,640 m18.8 mi
Mount LukensNNE1,547 m16.8 mi
Mount YaleNE1,451 m18.4 mi
Muir PeakNE1,427 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646669737574696358
Precip in3.33.62.20.70.30.10.00.00.10.60.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Downtown/usc, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12042631727

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