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Malibu Bluffs Park

Malibu Bluffs Park from directly overhead

Malibu Bluffs Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Malibu Bluffs, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 26 miles off.

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Coordinates34.03281, -118.70449

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums
Parks
  • Legacy Park: 0.9 mi
  • Vista Point (Courtesy of Caltrans): 5.5 mi
  • Dolphin View: 5.6 mi
  • Juan Bautista de Anza Park: 6.5 mi
  • Bonnell Park (Private): 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Keller House: 2.9 mi
  • Tropical Terrace: 3.0 mi
  • Mott Adobe Ruins: 4.3 mi
  • Microwave Communications Tower Ruins: 5.2 mi
  • Topanga Lookout Tower: 5.7 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Cactus Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Herb Garden: 8.0 mi
  • East Garden: 8.1 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 28
Picnic sites: 25
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 0.1 mi
  • Kima Point: 13.3 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 14.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 4.4 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 4.4 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 15.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Eagle Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 9.5 mi
  • The Grotto: 13.7 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 14.1 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 14.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Malibu Bluffs Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandstone PeakWNW 295°948 m14.4 mi
Tri PeaksWNW 294°917 m15.4 mi
Exchange PeakWNW 292°899 m14.9 mi
Big DomeWNW 295°887.5 m15.3 mi
Boney MountainWNW 291°865 m15.6 mi
Castro PeakNW 308°855 m5.9 mi
Saddle PeakNE 42°851 m4.2 mi
Rocky PeakNNE 12°797 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4519:3320:10
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1216:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657586063656666636057
Precip in3.13.11.70.60.20.10.00.00.00.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, 12 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Gull799 obs
  • Brown Pelican704 obs
  • Snowy Egret626 obs
  • Black-bellied Plover591 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard515 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant512 obs
  • Hudsonian Whimbrel459 obs
  • Snowy Plover453 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/679910755

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