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Alamos Canyon Open Space

Alamos Canyon Open Space from directly overhead

Alamos Canyon Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Santa Paula Peak stands 1,497 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Moorpark College Quad, a park 1.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.29525, -118.81387
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moorpark College Quad: 1.2 mi
  • Tierra Rejada Park: 1.3 mi
  • Campus Hills Park: 1.5 mi
  • Paul Griffin Park: 1.6 mi
  • College View Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums: 54
Gardens: 41
Picnic sites: 29
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 7.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 8.0 mi
  • Wildwood Canyon: 8.1 mi
  • Skunk Hollow: 8.1 mi
Springs: 28
  • Hialeah Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Arundell Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Rodeo Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Juan Fernandez Spring: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 26
Waterfalls: 10
  • Paradise Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 17.5 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 17.6 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Echo Cliffs: 13.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.4 mi
  • Kima Point: 18.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Alamos Canyon Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Paula PeakNW 312°1,497 m15.0 mi
Hopper MountainNNW 347°1,381 m12.9 mi
San Cayetano MountainNW 316°1,275 m13.8 mi
Oat MountainE 79°1,138 m12.4 mi
BaldyN 4°1,029 m11.0 mi
Modelo PeakN 4°990 m10.8 mi
Oat MountainNNW 334°952 m11.8 mi
Sandstone PeakSSW 209°948 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4419:3420:11
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice06:5816:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555559616772798077696053
Precip in4.24.42.90.80.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1125078483

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