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LA County Open Space

LA County Open Space from directly overhead

LA County Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 583 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,718 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Newhall Pass Trailhead, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Los Angeles County

How to reach it

Coordinates34.34065, -118.52451

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Needham Ranch Park: 1.4 mi
  • William S. Hart Park: 2.3 mi
  • Bee Canyon Park: 2.5 mi
  • Greekview Park: 2.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
  • William S. Hart Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Heritage Junction Historic Park: 2.4 mi
  • Pardee House: 2.4 mi
  • Bunkhouse: 2.4 mi
  • William S. Hart Ranch House: 2.4 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 5.1 mi
  • Abandoned Oil Rigs: 5.4 mi
  • Convento: 5.9 mi
  • X2: 6.8 mi
  • Viper: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 54
  • Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Wagon Tracks: 2.5 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 2.5 mi
  • Johnson Park: 5.9 mi
Springs: 39
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 3.4 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.8 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 21.9 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 17.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainE 88°1,717.5 m16.9 mi
Condor PeakE 93°1,658 m17.4 mi
Mount LukensESE 107°1,546.6 m17.0 mi
Condor PointE 95°1,538.3 m16.7 mi
Mount McKinleyE 90°1,497 m14.8 mi
Magic MountainENE 74°1,477 m11.6 mi
Mendenhall PeakE 87°1,413.1 m12.0 mi
Red MountainN 0°1,213 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555559616772798077696053
Precip in4.24.42.90.80.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1226337672

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