Monrovia Open Space
Monrovia Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 684 m. Mount Islip stands 2,518 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Park Lodge, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Monrovia
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Park Lodge: 0.5 mi
- Mount Wilson Trail: 4.9 mi
- The Jim Heasley Oak: 4.9 mi
- Cabin ruins: 5.4 mi
- Sierra Madre Memorial Wall: 5.5 mi
- Mount Bliss: 0.9 mi
- Rankin Peak: 1.6 mi
- Monrovia Peak: 1.8 mi
- Clamshell Peak: 2.1 mi
- Mount Zion: 4.0 mi
- Monrovia Canyon Park: 1.5 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 3.0 mi
- Santa Anita Habitat Mitigation Project: 4.0 mi
- Sierra Madre Historical Wilderness Area: 4.7 mi
- SMMC Open Space: 4.9 mi
- Oak Park: 1.9 mi
- Grand Avenue Park: 2.5 mi
- Valley View Park: 2.9 mi
- Recreation Park: 3.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 3.2 mi
- Monrovia Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- Duarte Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Richardson House: 4.9 mi
- Lizzies Trail Inn: 4.9 mi
- Gilb Museum Of Arcadia Heritage: 5.8 mi
- The "M": 3.4 mi
- Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 5.4 mi
- Sierra Madre Memorial Cannon: 5.5 mi
- Queen Anne Cottage: 5.9 mi
- Reid-Baldwin Adobe: 5.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.9 mi
- Santa Fe Dam Nature Center Display Garden: 4.9 mi
- Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Australian Discovery Area: 5.7 mi
- Celebration Garden: 5.7 mi
- A: 4.8 mi
- Eagle: 5.3 mi
- Five Minimalist Poems: 7.1 mi
- Centennial Mural: 9.2 mi
- Hymenaios: 9.4 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 5.9 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Charlton Flats Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Fern Springs: 6.1 mi
- Doe Spring: 8.0 mi
- Big Cienega Spring: 8.9 mi
- Winston Spring: 11.1 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 11.2 mi
- Fish Canyon Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hermit Falls: 2.9 mi
- Sturtevant Falls: 3.5 mi
- Bailey Canyon Falls: 5.5 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 6.1 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 11.9 mi
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
- Spa Palace: 19.6 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Monrovia Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Islip | NNE 33° | 2,518 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sadie Hawkins | NE 43° | 2,453 m | 12.8 mi |
| Waterman Mountain | N 9° | 2,433 m | 10.5 mi |
| South Mount Hawkins | NE 46° | 2,369 m | 12.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNE 14° | 2,365 m | 9.2 mi |
| Winston Peak | N 8° | 2,277 m | 12.0 mi |
| Akawie Peak | NNE 14° | 2,220 m | 11.8 mi |
| Roundtop | NNW 333° | 1,908 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1270961108
Day trips start here
- Monrovia · 4 mi
- Arcadia · 6 mi
- San Gabriel Valley · 6 mi
- Baldwin Park · 7 mi
- Covina · 8 mi
- El Monte · 9 mi
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