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LA County Fire Open Space

LA County Fire Open Space from directly overhead

LA County Fire Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,002 m. Twin Peaks stands 2,365 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Yale, a peak 1.0 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 5.4 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Los Angeles County Fire Department

How to reach it

Coordinates34.20173, -118.08057

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Walsh Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 2.2 mi
  • Dilan's Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 2.2 mi
  • Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 2.5 mi
  • Sierra Madre Memorial Cannon: 3.1 mi
  • Queen Anne Cottage: 4.4 mi
Gardens
  • Vinny's Mini-World: 2.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Australian Discovery Area: 4.1 mi
  • Madagascar Spiny Forest: 4.2 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 4.2 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 48
Springs: 41
  • Doe Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Fern Springs: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 5.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of LA County Fire Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksNE 48°2,365 m11.8 mi
Granite MountainN 3°1,998 m11.7 mi
RoundtopN 4°1,908 m10.4 mi
Mount HillyerNNE 20°1,881 m10.8 mi
Strawberry PeakNNW 338°1,879 m6.1 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNW 340°1,878 m3.0 mi
Triplet RocksNE 56°1,875 m12.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNW 336°1,819 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474649525968747570625346
Precip in7.78.35.12.11.00.20.20.00.31.31.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1268832803

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