LA County Open Space
LA County Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 446 m. Magic Mountain stands 1,477 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gopher Canyon (Native Plant Restoration Area), a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- County of Los Angeles
How to reach it
- 25.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gopher Canyon (Native Plant Restoration Area): 0.6 mi
- Green Ranch: 0.9 mi
- Indian Springs Open Space: 1.2 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.2 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 0.9 mi
- Stoney Point: 1.1 mi
- Rocky Peak: 1.9 mi
- Dean's Point: 2.2 mi
- Chatsworth Peak: 2.9 mi
- Jane & Bert Boeckmann Park: 1.4 mi
- Holleigh Bernson Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Moonshine Canyon Park: 2.1 mi
- Mason Park: 2.3 mi
- White Oaks Park: 3.3 mi
- Tiki: 1.9 mi
- Tree of Life: 3.6 mi
- Flying Pig: 3.7 mi
- Stone Woman Face: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Virginia Watson Chatsworth Museum: 1.9 mi
- Santa Susana Depot: 3.7 mi
- Museum of the San Fernando Valley: 4.9 mi
- Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village: 5.8 mi
- West Valley Museum: 5.8 mi
- Munch Box: 2.0 mi
- Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 2.7 mi
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 4.9 mi
- Ralph Prator Fountain: 5.2 mi
- Valley Girl -- Party House: 5.8 mi
- Old Santa Susana Stage Road: 2.2 mi
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Apollo Rocket Engine: 3.8 mi
- 18300 Hampton Court: 4.2 mi
- Dr. Mario A. De Campos Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Botanical Garden: 5.5 mi
- Rainforest: 5.5 mi
- Pierce College Farm Fields: 6.9 mi
- Banksia: 7.2 mi
- Australian Grass Tree: 7.2 mi
- Johnson Park: 6.1 mi
- Redwood Grove: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- shady grass: 7.6 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 1.6 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 9.8 mi
- Los Pinetos Spring: 10.2 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.6 mi
- Eagle Spring: 12.6 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 17.1 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 17.1 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 17.2 mi
- Carbon - La Costa Beach: 17.3 mi
- La Costa Beach: 17.3 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 9.4 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 13.6 mi
- Temescal Falls: 15.5 mi
- Paradise Falls: 18.2 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 19.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 2.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.5 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 18.4 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 21.5 mi
- Mentryville: 6.4 mi
- Coba Arch: 11.9 mi
- Spa Palace: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of LA County Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,477 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mendenhall Peak | ENE 75° | 1,413.1 m | 17.1 mi |
| May Peak | ENE 65° | 1,203 m | 11.0 mi |
| Oat Mountain | N 4° | 1,138 m | 3.0 mi |
| Contract Point | ENE 71° | 1,108 m | 11.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 74° | 1,094 m | 15.5 mi |
| Kagel Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,081 m | 12.9 mi |
| Baldy | NW 316° | 1,029 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northridge CAL State, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1051094640
Day trips start here
- Chatsworth · 2 mi
- Simi Valley · 6 mi
- Valencia · 7 mi
- North Valley · 8 mi
- Calabasas · 9 mi
- San Fernando Valley · 9 mi
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