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MRCA Open Space

MRCA Open Space from directly overhead

MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. Mount Lowe stands 1,699 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Happy Face, a garden 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 7.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.11563, -118.35576

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Happy Face: 0.1 mi
  • Old Japanese Garden: 0.6 mi
  • American Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Italian Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Spanish Garden: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
Parks
Peaks
Artworks
  • Buddha: 1.1 mi
  • Muse of Music, Dance, Drama: 1.1 mi
  • Irving Berlin, Jerry Herman, Mako, Spanky McFarland, Efrem Zimbalist Jr: 1.1 mi
  • The Four Ladies of Hollywood: 1.2 mi
  • Elvis Presley: 1.2 mi
Museums
Picnic sites: 43
  • Captain's Roost: 3.2 mi
  • Tom LaBonge Panorama: 3.2 mi
  • 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Griffith Park Old Zoo: 4.0 mi
  • Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Temescal Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 13.1 mi
  • Millard Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Royal Falls: 14.3 mi
Springs: 18
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 8.8 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 5
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.6 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 20.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LoweENE 61°1,699 m16.4 mi
Mount LukensNNE 32°1,546.6 m12.5 mi
Condor PointNNE 26°1,538.3 m15.8 mi
Mount McKinleyNNE 19°1,497 m16.3 mi
Muir PeakENE 64°1,427 m16.0 mi
Mendenhall PeakN 8°1,413.1 m16.3 mi
Brown MountainNE 55°1,363 m14.6 mi
Hoyt MountainNE 44°1,346 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659626569747674686055
Precip in3.74.52.80.90.40.10.00.00.10.70.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1286502988

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