George F Canyon Nature Preserve
George F Canyon Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Goat Peak (High Point) stands 527 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is George F. Canyon Nature Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- George F. Canyon Nature Center: 0.2 mi
- Lomita Railroad Museum: 2.1 mi
- Western Museum of Flight: 2.3 mi
- Banning Residence Museum: 4.3 mi
- Fort MacArthur Museum: 4.5 mi
- Dapplegray Park: 0.3 mi
- Martingale Trailhead Park: 0.6 mi
- Alta Loma Park: 1.0 mi
- Eastview Park: 1.3 mi
- Storm Hill Park: 1.4 mi
- George F. Canyon: 0.4 mi
- Marilyn Ryan: 2.8 mi
- Portuguese Bend Whaling Station: 2.8 mi
- Liberty Hill: 3.5 mi
- American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Linden H. Chandler Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Portuguese Bend Reserve: 2.3 mi
- Forrestal Reserve: 2.3 mi
- Vista del Norte Reserve: 2.5 mi
- Filiorum Reserve: 2.9 mi
- She-Oak Meadow: 1.1 mi
- South Coast Botanic Garden: 1.3 mi
- Desert Garden: 1.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 1.4 mi
- The Duchess of Alba: 1.1 mi
- Four Lines Oblique Gyratory- Square: 1.1 mi
- Teha: 1.1 mi
- Trace: 1.2 mi
- One on One: 1.2 mi
- Tiger Woods Point: 2.3 mi
- The Graben: 2.6 mi
- Wayfarers Chapel: 3.3 mi
- Battleship USS Iowa: 3.6 mi
- SS Lane Victory: 4.6 mi
- San Pedro Hill: 1.7 mi
- Ridgecrest Hill: 2.7 mi
- Signal Hill: 9.8 mi
- Landing Hill: 13.6 mi
- Baldwin Hills: 17.4 mi
- Day Camp: 4.8 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Washington Park Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Mother's Beach: 12.1 mi
- Common Grounds: 15.1 mi
- Royal Palms County Beach: 3.5 mi
- Cabrillo Beach: 4.9 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 5.4 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 9.4 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 11.2 mi
- Washout Falls: 23.7 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 23.7 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 23.7 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 23.7 mi
- Temescal Falls: 23.8 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 3.7 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 4.9 mi
- Spa Palace: 20.1 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of George F Canyon Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Peak (High Point) | NNW 331° | 527 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Hollywood | N 4° | 492 m | 24.8 mi |
| Briar Summit | N 355° | 454 m | 24.7 mi |
| San Pedro Hill | SSW 192° | 449 m | 1.7 mi |
| Workman Hill | NE 51° | 424 m | 24.2 mi |
| Ridgecrest Hill | W 262° | 402 m | 2.7 mi |
| Whittier Hill | NE 49° | 384 m | 24.2 mi |
| Glendale Peak | N 6° | 361 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| 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 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, 2 mi away.
- Western Fence Lizard994 obs
- Western Honey Bee307 obs
- Gulf Fritillary293 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk270 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel268 obs
- Allen's Hummingbird226 obs
- Black Phoebe218 obs
- Toyon195 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/1115778509
Day trips start here
Take the scenic way to George F Canyon Nature Preserve.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.