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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 409 m. Alamo Mountain stands 2,248 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Oat Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.45546, -118.91272
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Oat Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Hopper Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • San Cayetano Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Hutton Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Sulphur Mountain: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sespe Condor Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
  • Delores Day Park: 3.4 mi
  • Shiells Park: 3.7 mi
  • Sespe Park: 3.7 mi
  • Meadowlark Park: 3.8 mi
Attractions
Museums: 35
Historic sites: 31
  • Saint Francis Dam Disaster Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • Norwegian Grade: 15.5 mi
  • Champions: 16.0 mi
  • Martin Luther: 16.1 mi
  • Dom & Brian's Last Ride Site: 16.1 mi
Springs: 30
  • Saputiwah Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Rodeo Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Bucksnort Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Arundell Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Cow Spring: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 30
Picnic sites: 29
  • Frenchmans Flat: 14.7 mi
  • Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
  • Spanish Point: 16.4 mi
  • Skunk Hollow: 16.6 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 23
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Topatopa Bluff: 11.0 mi
  • Foothill Crag "The Foot": 19.3 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 22.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Big Beach: 24.3 mi
  • Little Beach: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of BLM Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alamo MountainN 350°2,248 m14.9 mi
Peak 7047NNW 347°2,148 m13.1 mi
Thorn PointNW 310°2,092 m16.1 mi
McDonald PeakN 353°2,090 m12.4 mi
Sewart MountainN 1°2,076 m12.8 mi
Cobblestone MountainNNE 14°2,042 m10.9 mi
Hines PeakWNW 292°2,041 m10.0 mi
San Rafael PeakNNW 337°2,022 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3519:08
June solstice05:4419:3520:12
September equinox06:4418:2118:54
December solstice06:5916:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505154586266727270635549
Precip in5.15.23.41.10.50.10.10.00.10.81.32.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ojai, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1147114190

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