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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 692 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is NPS Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
County of Los Angeles
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.08700, -118.63946

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Bonnell Park (Private): 1.4 mi
  • Highlands Park: 2.9 mi
  • Creekside Park: 3.2 mi
  • Topanga Community Center: 3.3 mi
  • Tanterra Homeowners Association Park: 3.3 mi
Attractions
  • The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 1.5 mi
  • M*A*S*H Filming Location: 6.1 mi
  • Western Town: 7.0 mi
  • Case Study House #9: 7.9 mi
  • Maison Johnny Halliday: 8.0 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 5.1 mi
  • East Garden: 5.2 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 7.3 mi
  • Arboretum and Braille Trail: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 35
Beaches: 28
Springs: 11
  • Eagle Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 9.4 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 8.6 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 8.6 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 5.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.0 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 16.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of LA County Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainN 7°1,138 m16.9 mi
Sandstone PeakW 278°948 m16.9 mi
Tri PeaksW 278°917 m17.9 mi
Exchange PeakW 276°899 m17.6 mi
Big DomeW 279°887.5 m17.8 mi
Towsley PeakN 8°875 m18.8 mi
Boney MountainW 275°865 m18.4 mi
Castro PeakW 269°855 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:50

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1050662090

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