- Elevation
- 479 m
- Tallest summit within 18.8 miles
- Mount Gleason1,990 m · 16.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11024.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:10local time
- Coordinates
- 34.3783, -118.4674
Placerita Canyon Nature Center is a museum in California, at a recorded 479 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak of the Golden Dream, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 24 miles off.
building in Santa Clarita, United States of America
Wikidata Q117272455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Height
- 9.3 m
- Elevation
- 479.1 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Placerita Canyon Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gleason | E 90° | 1,990 m | 16.5 mi |
| Messenger Peak | E 89° | 1,833 m | 15.3 mi |
| Iron Mountain | E 98° | 1,717.5 m | 13.7 mi |
| Condor Peak | ESE 104° | 1,658 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount McDill | NE 40° | 1,576 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Lukens | ESE 120° | 1,546.6 m | 15.1 mi |
| Condor Point | ESE 106° | 1,538.3 m | 13.9 mi |
| Fox Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,534 m | 15.9 mi |
- 24.3 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 0.2 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 0.2 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 0.2 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 0.2 mi
- Car wreck: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Manzanita Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Los Pinetos: 1.7 mi
- May Peak: 2.8 mi
- Contract Point: 4.2 mi
- Kagel Mountain: 5.6 mi
Attractions
- Abandoned Oil Rigs: 1.7 mi
- Convento: 7.3 mi
- X2: 7.8 mi
- Viper: 7.9 mi
- Lightning Falls: 7.9 mi
Museums
- Heritage Junction Historic Park: 3.2 mi
- Pardee House: 3.3 mi
- William S. Hart Ranch House: 3.4 mi
- Bunkhouse: 3.4 mi
- William S. Hart Museum: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 0.7 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 12.7 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Royal Falls: 19.6 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Castle Rock Beach: 24.0 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 24.0 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 24.3 mi
- Palisades Beach: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 8.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 25.0 mi
| 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 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Santa Clarita · 3 mi
- Santa Clarita Valley · 3 mi
- Valencia · 6 mi
- Magic Mountain · 8 mi
- North Valley · 10 mi
- San Fernando Valley · 10 mi
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