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Gould Canyon Trail

Gould Canyon Trail from directly overhead

Gould Canyon Trail is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is JPL Building 186 (Theodore von Kármán Museum and Auditorium), a museum 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 4.2 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation

How to reach it

Coordinates34.20040, -118.17916

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
  • Vegetable Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Food Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Bev's Native Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Marcy's Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Bev's Vegetable Garden: 0.9 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • Unincorporated Mural: 1.2 mi
  • Williamson Gallery: 2.2 mi
  • Student Gallery: 2.2 mi
  • The Birds and Trees of Komitas: 3.2 mi
  • Our Community in the Foothills: 3.9 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Picnic sites: 49
Springs: 37
  • Not Much of a Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Yerba Buena Spring: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 24
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 4.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 11.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Gould Canyon Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNNE 30°1,879 m6.6 mi
San Gabriel PeakENE 57°1,878 m5.5 mi
Mount DisappointmentNE 53°1,819 m5.3 mi
Mount LawlorNE 41°1,807 m6.5 mi
Mount DeceptionNE 48°1,767 m5.0 mi
Mount MarkhamENE 61°1,746 m5.2 mi
Mount WilsonENE 76°1,737 m6.9 mi
Occidental PeakENE 66°1,736 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/747175744

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