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BLM Open Space

BLM Open Space from directly overhead

BLM Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 696 m. Alamo Mountain stands 2,248 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.55566, -118.64961
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites: 46
Springs: 40
  • Cienaga Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Fisher Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Oak Flat Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Juan Fernandez Spring: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 36
Picnic sites: 23
  • Fisherman's Rest: 3.3 mi
  • Sharon's Rest: 3.3 mi
  • Shady Acres: 3.7 mi
  • Hideaway: 3.7 mi
  • Shady Acres: 3.7 mi
Museums: 23
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of BLM Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alamo MountainWNW 294°2,248 m19.2 mi
Peak 7047WNW 288°2,148 m18.9 mi
McDonald PeakWNW 288°2,090 m17.4 mi
Sewart MountainWNW 292°2,076 m15.8 mi
Cobblestone MountainWNW 287°2,042 m12.9 mi
Snowy PeakWNW 296°1,990 m15.1 mi
Topatopa PeakW 267°1,891 m19.3 mi
White MountainWNW 295°1,889 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:4319:3420:11
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1016:49

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1337301413

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