Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center
Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 304 m. Roundtop stands 1,908 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert M McCurdy Nature Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 3.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 304 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Robert M McCurdy Nature Center: 0.1 mi
- Victory Park: 1.3 mi
- Eaton Sunnyslope Park: 1.5 mi
- Gwinn Park: 1.6 mi
- Viña Vieja Park: 1.7 mi
- Kinneloa Irrigation District Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Henninger Flats: 0.8 mi
- Kinneloa Irrigation District Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Casa Del Caballero: 1.5 mi
- LA County Fire Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Walsh Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 1.3 mi
- Dilan's Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 1.3 mi
- Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 2.4 mi
- Boone Sculpture Garden: 2.7 mi
- Sierra Madre Memorial Cannon: 2.7 mi
- Miner's hut: 2.0 mi
- Cabin ruins: 2.2 mi
- Resevoir: 2.5 mi
- Mount Lowe Railway Historical Marker: 2.5 mi
- Echo Mountain House: 2.5 mi
- West Fuji: 2.1 mi
- Muir Peak: 2.5 mi
- Echo Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mount Yale: 2.6 mi
- Jones Peak: 2.6 mi
- Vinny's Mini-World: 2.2 mi
- Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Oakland Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Catalina Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Garden of the Associates: 3.3 mi
- Lizzies Trail Inn: 2.9 mi
- Richardson House: 2.9 mi
- USC Pacific Asia Museum: 3.4 mi
- Flora-Legium / Banta Hall: 3.6 mi
- Huntington Library Exhibition Hall: 3.7 mi
- Pan: 3.7 mi
- Hymenaios: 3.7 mi
- Bearded Figure: 3.7 mi
- Allegorical Figure: 3.7 mi
- Allegory of Fright: 3.7 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 4.5 mi
- Art Center Food Garden: 5.1 mi
- Red Box Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Paul Little: 6.1 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 9.9 mi
- Silk Tassel Spring: 9.9 mi
- Doe Spring: 10.0 mi
- Baughman Spring: 12.2 mi
- Fern Springs: 13.4 mi
- Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 1.2 mi
- Bailey Canyon Falls: 2.1 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 2.2 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 2.2 mi
- Grand Chasm Falls: 2.2 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 6.3 mi
- Spa Palace: 13.0 mi
- Mother's Beach: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roundtop | N 8° | 1,908 m | 12.1 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | N 350° | 1,879 m | 7.3 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | N 360° | 1,878 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | N 355° | 1,819 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | N 357° | 1,807 m | 6.3 mi |
| Vetter Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,783 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Deception | NNW 349° | 1,767 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Mooney | NNE 31° | 1,761 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/227896186
Day trips start here
- Pasadena · 2 mi
- San Marino · 4 mi
- Arcadia · 5 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 5 mi
- Monrovia · 6 mi
- San Gabriel · 6 mi
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