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Brand Park

Brand Park from directly overhead

Brand Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 526 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Brand Family Gravesite, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 7.5 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Glendale

How to reach it

Coordinates34.19290, -118.27224

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Peaks
  • Tongva Peak: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Thom: 1.0 mi
  • Verdugo Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Robert Katz Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Cerro Negro: 3.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 50
  • Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 3.7 mi
  • Park Center: 4.1 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
Springs: 29
  • Goldenrod Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Yerba Buena Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Indian Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 8.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Brand Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNE 54°1,879 m10.7 mi
San Gabriel PeakENE 71°1,878 m10.5 mi
Mount DisappointmentENE 69°1,819 m10.2 mi
Mount LawlorENE 61°1,807 m11.0 mi
Mount DeceptionENE 67°1,767 m9.8 mi
Mount MarkhamENE 73°1,746 m10.3 mi
Occidental PeakENE 75°1,736 m11.2 mi
Iron MountainNNE 13°1,717.5 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659626569747674686055
Precip in3.74.52.80.90.40.10.00.00.10.70.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1029939433

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