Arcadia Wilderness Park
Arcadia Wilderness Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Waterman Mountain stands 2,433 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 7.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Arcadia
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The "M": 1.2 mi
- Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 2.4 mi
- Sierra Madre Memorial Cannon: 2.5 mi
- Queen Anne Cottage: 3.2 mi
- Reid-Baldwin Adobe: 3.2 mi
- Santa Anita Habitat Mitigation Project: 1.3 mi
- Monrovia Canyon Park: 1.6 mi
- Sierra Madre Historical Wilderness Area: 1.8 mi
- SMMC Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park: 2.5 mi
- Highland Oaks Park: 1.3 mi
- Oak Park: 1.3 mi
- Sierra Vista Park: 1.6 mi
- Grand Avenue Park: 1.8 mi
- Mount Wilson Trail Park: 1.9 mi
- Richardson House: 1.9 mi
- Lizzies Trail Inn: 1.9 mi
- Monrovia Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- Gilb Museum Of Arcadia Heritage: 3.4 mi
- Mount Wilson Observatory Museum: 4.2 mi
- Mount Wilson Trail: 1.9 mi
- The Jim Heasley Oak: 1.9 mi
- Sierra Madre Memorial Wall: 2.5 mi
- Cabin ruins: 2.5 mi
- Deer Park Lodge: 3.2 mi
- Clamshell Peak: 2.1 mi
- Jones Peak: 2.2 mi
- Lookout Point: 2.4 mi
- Mount Zion: 2.7 mi
- Rankin Peak: 3.3 mi
- Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Australian Discovery Area: 2.9 mi
- Celebration Garden: 2.9 mi
- Wedding Garden: 2.9 mi
- Henry C. Soto Water Conservation Garden: 2.9 mi
- Five Minimalist Poems: 4.4 mi
- Eagle: 6.1 mi
- Centennial Mural: 6.3 mi
- Pan: 6.4 mi
- Hymenaios: 6.4 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 0.2 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 6.7 mi
- Red Box Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Doe Spring: 8.6 mi
- Fern Springs: 9.1 mi
- Big Cienega Spring: 11.6 mi
- Winston Spring: 12.4 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 12.4 mi
- Hermit Falls: 1.1 mi
- Sturtevant Falls: 2.5 mi
- Bailey Canyon Falls: 2.6 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 3.3 mi
- Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 5.1 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.7 mi
- Spa Palace: 16.6 mi
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Arcadia Wilderness Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterman Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,433 m | 12.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNE 28° | 2,365 m | 11.0 mi |
| Roundtop | NNW 346° | 1,908 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Hillyer | N 0° | 1,881 m | 12.0 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | NW 321° | 1,879 m | 9.5 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | NW 315° | 1,878 m | 6.6 mi |
| Triplet Rocks | NE 37° | 1,875 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NW 314° | 1,819 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1270947179
Day trips start here
- Monrovia · 2 mi
- Arcadia · 3 mi
- San Gabriel Valley · 6 mi
- San Marino · 6 mi
- Baldwin Park · 7 mi
- El Monte · 7 mi
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