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West Valley Museum

West Valley Museum from directly overhead

West Valley Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 256 m. May Peak stands 1,203 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Redwood Grove, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
11.9 m
Elevation
256.0 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.20252, -118.60121

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Streams Meet - Become the River: 1.1 mi
  • LA River - Connect the Valley: 1.1 mi
  • LA River - Valley Biome: 1.1 mi
  • Trolley: 1.2 mi
  • Old Trapper's Lodge: 1.6 mi
Gardens
  • Pierce College Farm Fields: 1.5 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 1.7 mi
  • Channel Islands: 1.9 mi
  • Australian Grass Tree: 1.9 mi
  • Banksia: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Red Barn Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Castle Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Chatsworth Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Stoney Point: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Valley Girl -- Party House: 2.6 mi
  • Encino Man -- Family House: 2.9 mi
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 3.2 mi
  • Munch Box: 3.8 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 4.7 mi
Museums
Picnic sites: 52
Beaches: 26
Springs: 16
  • Hialeah Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 6.5 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 13.6 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 15.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.8 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 13.1 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 19.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of West Valley Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
May PeakNE 43°1,203 m14.3 mi
Oat MountainN 0°1,138 m8.8 mi
Contract PointNE 49°1,108 m14.6 mi
The PinnacleNE 55°1,094 m17.8 mi
Kagel MountainNE 54°1,081 m15.3 mi
Limerock PeakENE 60°905 m16.0 mi
Towsley PeakN 3°875 m10.6 mi
Castro PeakSW 233°855 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/431111420

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