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Madrona Marsh Nature Preserve

Madrona Marsh Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Madrona Marsh Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Saddle Peak stands 851 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Madrona Marsh Native Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 17 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Coordinates33.82687, -118.34218

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Tiger Woods Point: 3.1 mi
  • K1 Speed Indoor Karting: 3.7 mi
  • Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles: 4.0 mi
  • Wayfarers Chapel: 6.1 mi
  • The Graben: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 48
Picnic sites: 23
  • Day Camp: 1.9 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Common Grounds: 11.2 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 19
Waterfalls: 6
  • Temescal Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Washout Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 16.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Madrona Marsh Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle PeakNW 314°851 m25.0 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 328°648 m22.6 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 335°598 m23.0 mi
Eagle RockNW 326°596 m23.4 mi
Green PeakNNW 327°590 m21.5 mi
Gizmo PeakNNW 332°587.35 m23.7 mi
Flint PeakNNE 20°576 m24.7 mi
Cahuenga PeakN 2°553 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4419:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5516:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616466697070666156
Precip in3.43.72.00.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.2

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

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard588 obs
  • Mallard374 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird328 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel327 obs
  • Black Phoebe318 obs
  • Canada Goose309 obs
  • Monarch276 obs
  • Gray Hairstreak271 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/70320341

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