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Lower Arroyo Park

Lower Arroyo Park from directly overhead

Lower Arroyo Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird Sanctuary, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.1 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Pasadena

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.13780, -118.16686

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Gardens
Artworks
  • Fork in the Road: 0.8 mi
  • Williamson Gallery: 2.4 mi
  • Student Gallery: 2.4 mi
  • St. Francis: 2.6 mi
  • Lion Dogs: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Defenders of the Union: 1.3 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Armenian Genocide Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Pasadena Robinson Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Former Residence (1980-1981) of the Honorable Barack H. Obama: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 44
  • Art Center Food Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 2.6 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 6.6 mi
Springs: 37
  • Not Much of a Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Doe Spring: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 24
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 8.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 8.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Lower Arroyo Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNNE 15°1,879 m10.4 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE 28°1,878 m8.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 25°1,819 m8.3 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 21°1,807 m9.9 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 21°1,767 m8.2 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 29°1,746 m7.9 mi
Mount WilsonNE 45°1,737 m8.5 mi
Occidental PeakNE 35°1,736 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/173518533

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