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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 361 m. Alamo Mountain stands 2,248 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.42521, -118.81618
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
  • Hutton Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Modelo Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Baldy: 2.2 mi
  • Sulphur Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Arundell Peak: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 39
Gardens: 32
Springs: 31
  • Arundell Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Rodeo Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Juan Fernandez Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Pothole Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Saputiwah Spring: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 31
  • Johnson Park: 11.8 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Pavilion: 12.6 mi
  • Timberland: 12.8 mi
  • Ducks Delight: 12.8 mi
  • Duck Pond: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Topatopa Bluff: 16.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.2 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 15.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of BLM Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alamo MountainNNW 334°2,248 m18.6 mi
Peak 7047NNW 330°2,148 m17.2 mi
McDonald PeakNNW 334°2,090 m16.1 mi
Sewart MountainNNW 341°2,076 m15.8 mi
Cobblestone MountainNNW 347°2,042 m13.0 mi
Hines PeakWNW 292°2,041 m15.9 mi
San Rafael PeakNW 323°2,022 m17.3 mi
Snowy PeakNNW 345°1,990 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4419:3420:12
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice06:5916:1116:50

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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1146763759

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