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LA City Open Space

LA City Open Space from directly overhead

LA City Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 476 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilson Property, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Los Angeles

How to reach it

Coordinates34.13631, -118.56532

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Artworks
  • Flying Pig: 1.8 mi
  • Great Wall of Topanga: 2.7 mi
  • Dinosaur: 3.4 mi
  • Clarence the Bull: 3.4 mi
  • Old Trapper's Lodge: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
  • Arboretum and Braille Trail: 3.1 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 3.4 mi
  • Native Shade: 3.4 mi
  • Cactus: 3.4 mi
Attractions
  • The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 4.0 mi
  • The Japanese Garden: 5.8 mi
  • fresh prince of bel air: 6.8 mi
  • Valley Girl -- Party House: 6.9 mi
  • Workaholics -- The House: 7.0 mi
Museums
Picnic sites: 40
Beaches: 27
Springs: 13
  • Eagle Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 4.1 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 13.8 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 13.9 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.6 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 10.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.8 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 20.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of LA City Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainN 351°1,138 m13.5 mi
Contract PointNNE 32°1,108 m16.8 mi
Towsley PeakN 354°875 m15.3 mi
Castro PeakWSW 255°855 m13.1 mi
Saddle PeakSW 232°851 m6.5 mi
Mission PointN 8°832 m12.3 mi
Rocky PeakNNW 339°797 m11.5 mi
Sand Rock PeakN 352°744 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1038855141

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