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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 931 m. Alamo Mountain stands 2,248 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Oat Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.45995, -118.88987
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Oat Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Hopper Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Hutton Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Sulphur Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Sulphur Peak: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 35
Artworks: 32
Springs: 29
  • Rodeo Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Saputiwah Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Arundell Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Bucksnort Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Cow Spring: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Frenchmans Flat: 13.6 mi
  • Spanish Point: 15.5 mi
  • Timberland: 16.0 mi
  • Shady Acres: 16.0 mi
  • Ships Ahoy: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 14
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Topatopa Bluff: 12.3 mi
  • Foothill Crag "The Foot": 20.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 18.7 mi
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 MountainNNW 345°2,248 m14.8 mi
Peak 7047NNW 341°2,148 m13.2 mi
Thorn PointNW 307°2,092 m16.9 mi
McDonald PeakNNW 346°2,090 m12.3 mi
Sewart MountainN 356°2,076 m12.5 mi
Cobblestone MountainN 7°2,042 m10.4 mi
Hines PeakWNW 288°2,041 m11.1 mi
San Rafael PeakNNW 331°2,022 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
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: 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, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1146779209

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