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Indian Springs Open Space

Indian Springs Open Space from directly overhead

Indian Springs Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 461 m. May Peak stands 1,203 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hialeah Springs, a spring 0.4 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

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Coordinates34.28101, -118.62466

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Munch Box: 2.2 mi
  • Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 3.1 mi
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 4.1 mi
  • Valley Girl -- Party House: 5.1 mi
  • Encino Man -- Family House: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • White Oaks Park: 2.2 mi
  • Santa Susana Park: 2.6 mi
  • Jane & Bert Boeckmann Park: 2.6 mi
  • Verde Park: 2.8 mi
  • Knolls Park: 2.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Botanical Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Rainforest: 6.4 mi
  • Pierce College Farm Fields: 6.9 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 7.2 mi
  • Australian Grass Tree: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 49
  • Redwood Grove: 6.0 mi
  • Johnson Park: 6.4 mi
  • shady grass: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
Springs: 29
Beaches: 25
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 4.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 4.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 4.7 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 17.8 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 10.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Indian Springs Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
May PeakENE 66°1,203 m12.2 mi
Oat MountainNNE 22°1,138 m3.6 mi
Contract PointENE 71°1,108 m13.1 mi
The PinnacleENE 74°1,094 m16.7 mi
Kagel MountainENE 75°1,081 m14.2 mi
BaldyNW 320°1,029 m15.6 mi
Modelo PeakNW 319°990 m15.5 mi
Arundell PeakNW 322°947 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1116:49

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/558252553

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