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Fossil Ridge Park

Fossil Ridge Park from directly overhead

Fossil Ridge Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Forest Canyon Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.13608, -118.44314

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Briarwood Park: 1.1 mi
  • Morrision Street Park: 2.0 mi
  • 8th Grade Lawn: 2.1 mi
  • Studio City Recreation Center: 2.3 mi
  • VNMS Grass Field: 2.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • La Kretz Urban Watershed Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Joyce Lipkis Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Senior Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Display Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Kitchen Garden: 3.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Workaholics -- The House: 3.7 mi
  • Cypress Walls: 3.8 mi
  • Olive Garden Terrace: 3.8 mi
  • East Courtyard: 3.9 mi
  • Inner Courtyard: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 41
  • Captain's Roost: 8.1 mi
  • 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Tom LaBonge Panorama: 8.1 mi
  • Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Temescal Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 16.3 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 16.5 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 16.6 mi
Springs: 17
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 3.6 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 6.3 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 17
Cliffs: 5
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 12.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 12.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 12.5 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 16.5 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 18.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Fossil Ridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LukensNE 52°1,546.6 m14.8 mi
May PeakN 3°1,203 m15.0 mi
Oat MountainNW 326°1,138 m16.1 mi
Contract PointN 8°1,108 m14.3 mi
The PinnacleNNE 21°1,094 m15.8 mi
Kagel MountainNNE 14°1,081 m14.0 mi
Verdugo PeakENE 60°951.6 m10.8 mi
Limerock PeakNNE 21°905 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1016:49

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/920545488

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