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Chalk Hill Nature Reserve

Chalk Hill Nature Reserve from directly overhead

Chalk Hill Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. May Peak stands 1,203 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 20 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.16437, -118.58216

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Chalk Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Red Barn Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Gizmo Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Temescal Peak: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Costanso Fire Station 84 Park: 0.9 mi
  • exercise area: 1.1 mi
  • S. Mark Taper Life Science Botanical Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Warner Park: 1.5 mi
  • Palm Tree Park: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Arboretum and Braille Trail: 1.2 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 1.3 mi
  • Native Shade: 1.4 mi
  • Cactus: 1.4 mi
  • Old Dawn Redwood: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • Old Trapper's Lodge: 1.4 mi
  • Clarence the Bull: 1.4 mi
  • Old Trapper's Lodge: 1.4 mi
  • Fernandobelisk: 1.5 mi
  • Spiral Wind: 1.6 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Valley Girl -- Party House: 4.8 mi
  • Encino Man -- Family House: 5.0 mi
  • The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 5.1 mi
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 5.7 mi
  • The Japanese Garden: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 51
Beaches: 26
Springs: 15
  • Eagle Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 4.7 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 14.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 14.1 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 8.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 9.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 9.0 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 11.5 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 19.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Chalk Hill Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
May PeakNE 34°1,203 m15.6 mi
Oat MountainN 355°1,138 m11.5 mi
Contract PointNE 39°1,108 m15.8 mi
Kagel MountainNE 44°1,081 m16.2 mi
Limerock PeakNE 50°905 m16.6 mi
Towsley PeakN 358°875 m13.3 mi
Castro PeakWSW 245°855 m12.8 mi
Saddle PeakSW 215°851 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/380095089

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