MRCA Open Space
MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 416 m. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is NPS Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- NPS Land: 0.2 mi
- NPS Land: 0.7 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 0.9 mi
- NPS Land: 1.0 mi
- Dal Molin-Runcie Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Tropical Terrace: 1.3 mi
- Keller House: 1.7 mi
- Mott Adobe Ruins: 2.3 mi
- Kristy's Roadhouse (Gone): 4.0 mi
- Sai Anantam Ashram: 5.4 mi
- McAuley Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mesa Peak: 1.7 mi
- Brents Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Goat Buttes: 2.0 mi
- Solstice Hill: 2.3 mi
- M*A*S*H Filming Location: 2.0 mi
- Western Town: 3.3 mi
- Jim Rockford Trailer Site: 4.0 mi
- The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 7.8 mi
- Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 8.2 mi
- Pink Lady: 2.3 mi
- Tapestry of Dreams (The Fabric of Community): 4.3 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: 6.2 mi
- Cottonsail: 6.4 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: Seasons: 6.7 mi
- Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art: 3.0 mi
- Visitor Center Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum: 4.5 mi
- Leonis Adobe: 8.8 mi
- Wishtoyo Foundation's Chumash Discovery Village: 9.6 mi
- Cactus Garden: 3.6 mi
- Gardens of the World: 9.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 10.6 mi
- The Secret Garden: 10.6 mi
- East Garden: 10.6 mi
- Legacy Park: 4.1 mi
- Juan Bautista de Anza Park: 4.7 mi
- Old Agoura Park: 5.5 mi
- Grape Arbor Park: 5.6 mi
- Chumash Park: 5.7 mi
- Latigo Beach: 2.6 mi
- Puerco Beach: 3.0 mi
- Escondido Beach: 3.2 mi
- Amarillo Beach: 3.6 mi
- Escondido Beach: 3.7 mi
- King Gillette Ranch: 3.5 mi
- shady grass: 11.2 mi
- Redwood Grove: 12.1 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 13.9 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 2.5 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 2.5 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 10.4 mi
- Temescal Falls: 12.1 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 12.5 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 3.6 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Kima Point: 10.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.2 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 7.5 mi
- The Grotto: 10.6 mi
- Eagle Spring: 10.7 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 15.6 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 16.0 mi
- Coba Arch: 9.6 mi
- Mentryville: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Peak | WNW 289° | 948 m | 11.1 mi |
| Tri Peaks | WNW 288° | 917 m | 12.1 mi |
| Exchange Peak | WNW 286° | 899 m | 11.7 mi |
| Big Dome | WNW 289° | 887.5 m | 12.0 mi |
| Boney Mountain | WNW 284° | 865 m | 12.5 mi |
| Castro Peak | WNW 300° | 855 m | 2.5 mi |
| Saddle Peak | E 82° | 851 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rocky Peak | NNE 22° | 797 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:12 | 16:50 |
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 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1089139271
Day trips start here
- Malibu · 3 mi
- Agoura Hills · 6 mi
- Calabasas · 9 mi
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 9 mi
- Topanga · 9 mi
- Thousand Oaks · 11 mi
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