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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 479 m. Alamo Mountain stands 2,248 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.43912, -118.82497
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Hutton Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Modelo Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Baldy: 1.7 mi
  • Sulphur Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Arundell Peak: 2.5 mi
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites: 60
Artworks: 56
Museums: 39
Springs: 32
  • Rodeo Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Arundell Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Juan Fernandez Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Pothole Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Saputiwah Spring: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 31
  • Johnson Park: 12.6 mi
  • Timberland: 12.8 mi
  • Ducks Delight: 12.9 mi
  • Duck Pond: 12.9 mi
  • Shady Acres: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 28
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Topatopa Bluff: 16.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.1 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 16.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of BLM Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alamo MountainNNW 334°2,248 m17.5 mi
Peak 7047NNW 330°2,148 m16.1 mi
McDonald PeakNNW 334°2,090 m15.0 mi
Sewart MountainNNW 341°2,076 m14.7 mi
Cobblestone MountainNNW 348°2,042 m12.0 mi
Hines PeakWNW 289°2,041 m15.1 mi
San Rafael PeakNW 322°2,022 m16.2 mi
Snowy PeakNNW 346°1,990 m15.0 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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1146763758

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