Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve
Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Arthur Lee Johnson Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 13 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Arthur Lee Johnson Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Gardena Village Park: 0.7 mi
- Mas Fukai Park: 0.9 mi
- Gardena Civic Center: 1.0 mi
- Guenser Park: 1.2 mi
- K1 Speed Indoor Karting: 1.2 mi
- Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles: 1.9 mi
- Falcon 9 Booster B1019: 3.7 mi
- Tiger Woods Point: 7.3 mi
- Randy’s Donuts: 7.5 mi
- Dominguez Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Madrona Marsh Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Henrietta Basin: 4.9 mi
- Walteria Lake: 5.6 mi
- Linden H. Chandler Preserve: 7.0 mi
- International Printing Museum: 2.3 mi
- Torrance Historical Society Museum: 3.1 mi
- Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum: 3.2 mi
- Wonder of Dinosaurs: 3.5 mi
- Torrance Art Museum: 3.7 mi
- Red Sun: 2.6 mi
- Undulate: 2.6 mi
- Mexico: 2.6 mi
- Los Angeles Skyline: 3.0 mi
- Vincent Thomas Bridge: 3.0 mi
- Jose Rizal Monument: 3.0 mi
- Jose Rizal (1861–1896): 3.5 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Site of the Childhood Home of the Beach Boys: 4.3 mi
- Glenn M. Anderson Park: 4.5 mi
- Madrona Marsh Native Garden: 4.2 mi
- Prayer Garden: 4.4 mi
- Water Wise Garden: 4.4 mi
- Takaishi Japanese Garden: 5.0 mi
- Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden: 5.4 mi
- Ridgecrest Hill: 8.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 9.1 mi
- San Pedro Hill: 9.2 mi
- Baldwin Hills: 11.1 mi
- Landing Hill: 14.3 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Day Camp: 5.6 mi
- Washington Park Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Common Grounds: 9.9 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 6.4 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 8.0 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 10.6 mi
- Royal Palms County Beach: 10.9 mi
- Cabrillo Beach: 11.3 mi
- Temescal Falls: 19.3 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 21.8 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 21.9 mi
- Washout Falls: 21.9 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 21.9 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 15.1 mi
- Eagle Spring: 22.5 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 23.0 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 11.1 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 11.7 mi
- Spa Palace: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdugo Peak | N 2° | 951.6 m | 23.5 mi |
| Tongva Peak | N 5° | 803 m | 22.4 mi |
| Temescal Peak | NW 317° | 648 m | 21.7 mi |
| San Vicente Mountain | NW 324° | 598 m | 21.6 mi |
| Eagle Rock | NW 315° | 596 m | 22.6 mi |
| Green Peak | NW 315° | 590 m | 20.7 mi |
| Gizmo Peak | NW 322° | 587.35 m | 22.4 mi |
| Flint Peak | NNE 15° | 576 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
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 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawthorne Muni AP, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel113 obs
- Black Phoebe111 obs
- Monarch111 obs
- Western Honey Bee110 obs
- Gulf Fritillary108 obs
- Northern Mockingbird107 obs
- House Finch107 obs
- House Sparrow95 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/482619276
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