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Encino Reservoir

Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.

Encino Reservoir from directly overhead

Encino Reservoir is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 403 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is MRCA Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates34.13392, -118.52022

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Artworks
  • Dinosaur: 1.0 mi
  • Horse & Wagon: 1.5 mi
  • Flying Pig: 4.1 mi
  • Dinosaurs: 4.4 mi
  • Dinosaurs: 4.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Japanese Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Workaholics -- The House: 5.1 mi
  • fresh prince of bel air: 5.4 mi
  • The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 6.1 mi
  • Maison Johnny Halliday: 6.3 mi
Gardens
  • Los Angeles River & Aliso Creek Confluence Park: 4.1 mi
  • Arboretum and Braille Trail: 4.4 mi
  • Native Shade: 4.7 mi
  • Cactus: 4.7 mi
  • Hakea: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 41
Beaches: 24
Waterfalls: 21
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 16.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 16.2 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 16.5 mi
Springs: 15
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 2.1 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 7.1 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 11.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 11.1 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 12.6 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Encino Reservoir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainNNW 341°1,138 m14.3 mi
Contract PointNNE 24°1,108 m15.7 mi
Verdugo PeakENE 68°951.6 m14.8 mi
Limerock PeakNE 36°905 m15.7 mi
Castro PeakWSW 258°855 m15.5 mi
Saddle PeakWSW 243°851 m8.6 mi
Mission PointN 356°832 m12.3 mi
Tongva PeakENE 74°803 m15.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595859616366707273686458
Precip in4.64.82.70.70.40.20.00.00.10.70.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Getty CTR, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard238 obs
  • California Buckwheat108 obs
  • California brittlebush85 obs
  • Spanish Broom81 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk78 obs
  • Toyon74 obs
  • laurel sumac66 obs
  • Golden Yarrow63 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/676184637

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