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The Institute for Art and Olfaction

The Institute for Art and Olfaction from directly overhead

The Institute for Art and Olfaction is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinatown West Gate, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 runs past it.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.06562, -118.23859

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
Parks
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Flat Point Park: 2.3 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 2.6 mi
  • Maltman peak: 2.7 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 2.8 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 45
  • Cedar Grove: 4.5 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 4.5 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 4.8 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Park Center: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Springs: 21
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.7 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 16.3 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 5
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 14.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.8 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 1.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of The Institute for Art and Olfaction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNNE 24°1,879 m16.5 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE 33°1,878 m14.7 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 31°1,819 m14.6 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 28°1,807 m16.1 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 29°1,767 m14.5 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 34°1,746 m14.3 mi
Mount WilsonNE 43°1,737 m14.9 mi
Occidental PeakNE 37°1,736 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:48

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12697378566

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