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Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve

Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve from directly overhead

Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gas Company Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 13 miles off.

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Coordinates33.96460, -118.43802

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gas Company Field: 0.2 mi
  • Coastal View Park at One Westbluff: 0.4 mi
  • Titmouse Park: 0.5 mi
  • Vista Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Audubon warbler topiaries: 0.8 mi
  • Ballona Sea Change: 0.9 mi
  • Extinción: 1.4 mi
  • Walking Fingers: 1.5 mi
  • Enagua: 1.5 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Emerson Ave Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • SPY Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Marine Park Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Airport Avenue Demonstration Gardens: 3.5 mi
  • Culver City Community Garden: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
Picnic sites: 29
  • Common Grounds: 1.6 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Central: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Side: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 12
  • Temescal Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 20.3 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 20.3 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 23.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 5.7 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 13.9 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 11.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNNE 28°951.6 m19.5 mi
Castro PeakWNW 293°855 m21.6 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 302°851 m14.7 mi
Tongva PeakNNE 32°803 m19.1 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 310°657 m16.0 mi
Temescal PeakNW 325°648 m11.6 mi
McAuley PeakWNW 295°625 m17.9 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 339°598 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575860626468717170676157
Precip in3.33.52.20.60.40.10.00.00.10.60.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Culver City, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Snowy Egret1,163 obs
  • Western Gull911 obs
  • Willet864 obs
  • Great Blue Heron835 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron723 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant719 obs
  • Brown Pelican692 obs
  • American Coot650 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/44038307

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