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Hidden Creeks Open Space

Hidden Creeks Open Space from directly overhead

Hidden Creeks Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 554 m. Magic Mountain stands 1,477 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Ranch, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 26 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.30541, -118.59033

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Jane & Bert Boeckmann Park: 1.2 mi
  • Holleigh Bernson Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Moonshine Canyon Park: 1.9 mi
  • Viking Park: 3.1 mi
  • Mason Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 1.8 mi
  • Munch Box: 3.4 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 5.6 mi
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 6.5 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 7.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Picnic sites: 51
  • Johnson Park: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 6.1 mi
  • Wagon Tracks: 6.1 mi
Springs: 39
Beaches: 17
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 5
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 2.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 2.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 2.9 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 20.0 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Hidden Creeks Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magic MountainENE 69°1,477 m15.9 mi
Mendenhall PeakE 79°1,413.1 m16.1 mi
May PeakENE 71°1,203 m9.7 mi
Oat MountainNNW 340°1,138 m1.8 mi
Contract PointENE 76°1,108 m10.7 mi
The PinnacleENE 78°1,094 m14.4 mi
Kagel MountainE 81°1,081 m11.9 mi
BaldyNW 311°1,029 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636772777876696256
Precip in3.43.92.40.70.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northridge CAL State, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1093413530

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