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George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon

George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon from directly overhead

George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisades Recreation Center, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 16 miles off.

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Coordinates34.03725, -118.52555

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
Gardens
  • East Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Yale Street Urban Garden: 3.1 mi
  • 19th Street Community Farm: 3.3 mi
  • Organic Learning Garden: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • Common Grounds: 7.6 mi
  • Lake Side: 9.1 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 9.1 mi
  • Garden Grove: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Central: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 27
Springs: 11
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 8.6 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Temescal Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 14.5 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 14.6 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Malibu Bluffs: 10.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.7 mi
  • Kima Point: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 14.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 49°951.6 m18.7 mi
Castro PeakWNW 283°855 m15.2 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 291°851 m7.9 mi
Mission PointN 359°832 m19.0 mi
Tongva PeakNE 54°803 m18.8 mi
Rocky PeakNNW 340°797 m18.7 mi
Simi PeakNW 308°732 m18.6 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 336°692 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
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 °F565657586063656666636057
Precip in3.13.11.70.60.20.10.00.00.00.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard676 obs
  • California brittlebush236 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel209 obs
  • California Towhee181 obs
  • Western Honey Bee163 obs
  • Garden Snail158 obs
  • Western Gull155 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay153 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/785741188

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