- Elevation
- 371 m
- Tallest summit within 15.0 miles
- San Gabriel Peak1,878 m · 14.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 1104.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:09local time
- Coordinates
- 34.1182, -118.3004
Griffith Observatory is a museum in California, at a recorded 371 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Astronomers' Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 4.8 miles off.
observatory in Los Angeles, California, USA
Dates from 1935-05-14.
Wikidata Q575901, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Height
- 35.9 m
- Elevation
- 371.0 m
- Access
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Griffith Observatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Gabriel Peak | NE 53° | 1,878 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NE 52° | 1,819 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Deception | NE 50° | 1,767 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Markham | NE 54° | 1,746 m | 14.1 mi |
| Occidental Peak | ENE 57° | 1,736 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Lowe | NE 55° | 1,699 m | 13.6 mi |
| Josephine Peak | NE 36° | 1,694 m | 14.3 mi |
| Condor Peak | NNE 18° | 1,658 m | 15.0 mi |
- 4.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Astronomers' Monument: 0.0 mi
- Joe & Sally Goldman Memorials: 0.7 mi
- Boys' Camp Abandoned Pool: 1.4 mi
- Ritschel Memorial: 1.5 mi
- William Mulholland Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Mount Hollywood: 0.7 mi
- Glendale Peak: 0.8 mi
- Taco Peak: 1.1 mi
- Bee Rock: 1.2 mi
- Mount Bell: 1.2 mi
- Samuel-Novarro House: 0.8 mi
- Haunted Picnic Table 29: 1.4 mi
- Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round: 1.4 mi
- Griffith Park Train Rides: 1.6 mi
- Hollywood Sign: 1.6 mi
- Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Death: 2.1 mi
- Hollywood Heritage Museum: 2.2 mi
- Lighthouse Immersive (Los Angeles): 2.2 mi
- Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Millard Falls: 11.4 mi
- Royal Falls: 11.9 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 12.2 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 12.2 mi
- Mother's Beach: 13.0 mi
- Palisades Beach: 13.8 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 15.5 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 16.0 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 16.1 mi
- Spa Palace: 4.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Los Angeles/Hollywood · 2 mi
- Los Angeles/Northwest · 3 mi
- Universal City · 3 mi
- Los Angeles/Wilshire · 4 mi
- West Hollywood · 4 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
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