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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 672 m. Granite Mountain stands 1,998 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Stonecrest Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 26 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates34.46310, -118.39194

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stonecrest Park: 1.2 mi
  • Canyon Country Little League: 1.3 mi
  • Begonias Lane Park: 1.7 mi
  • Begonias Lane Park: 1.7 mi
  • Oak Spring Canyon Park: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Abandoned Oil Rigs: 6.8 mi
  • Bonzai Pipelines: 11.8 mi
  • Black Snake Summit: 11.8 mi
  • Taboo Tower: 11.8 mi
  • Forgotten Sea: 11.8 mi
Springs: 43
  • Whisky Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Willow Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Artesian Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Quail Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Los Pinetos Spring: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 43
  • North Fork Saddle: 9.5 mi
  • Wagon Tracks: 9.8 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
Museums: 40
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 4
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.0 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of BLM Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite MountainESE 109°1,998 m19.3 mi
Mount GleasonESE 116°1,990 m13.6 mi
Messenger PeakESE 117°1,833 m12.4 mi
Peak 5881E 100°1,793 m19.3 mi
Burnt PeakNW 325°1,761 m18.4 mi
Iron MountainSE 130°1,717.5 m12.2 mi
Cole PointE 99°1,708.1 m18.4 mi
Josephine PeakSE 132°1,694 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:4219:3320:10
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:0916:48

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1337261688

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