- Elevation, modelled
- 600 m
- Tallest summit within 18.0 miles
- Mount Gleason1,990 m · 12.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11022.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:10local time
- Coordinates
- 34.3858, -118.4016
MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 600 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is East Walker Ranch Open Space, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off.
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gleason | E 93° | 1,990 m | 12.8 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | ESE 114° | 1,879 m | 17.5 mi |
| Messenger Peak | E 92° | 1,833 m | 11.6 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,717.5 m | 10.2 mi |
| Josephine Peak | ESE 116° | 1,694 m | 15.7 mi |
| Condor Peak | ESE 112° | 1,658 m | 11.2 mi |
| Rabbit Peak | E 96° | 1,598 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount McDill | NNE 30° | 1,576 m | 14.4 mi |
- 22.0 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- East Walker Ranch Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Stevenson Family Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Santa Clarita City Open Space: 2.8 mi
- Placerita Canyon State Park: 3.5 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 3.6 mi
Attractions
- Abandoned Oil Rigs: 2.3 mi
- Convento: 8.5 mi
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 11.2 mi
- X2: 11.2 mi
- Lightning Falls: 11.3 mi
Parks
- Fair Oaks Park: 2.5 mi
- Aliento Park: 2.6 mi
- The Ranch at Fair Oaks Community Center: 2.6 mi
- Vista Canyon Park: 2.7 mi
- Bothwell Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- May Peak: 2.8 mi
- Contract Point: 3.1 mi
- Kagel Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Manzanita Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Los Pinetos: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Car wreck: 3.5 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 4.0 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 4.0 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 4.0 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- Communitree: 3.7 mi
- Canyon Dreamscape: 4.7 mi
- Dos Picos: 4.8 mi
- Construction UCLA: 5.0 mi
- Altar: 7.5 mi
Gardens
- Hummingbird Garden: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
- El Cariso Mountain Garden: 4.8 mi
- Butterfly Knoll: 6.4 mi
- Meditation Garden: 7.3 mi
Museums
- Placerita Canyon Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- Nethercutt Museum: 6.5 mi
- Heritage Junction Historic Park: 7.0 mi
- Pardee House: 7.0 mi
- William S. Hart Ranch House: 7.1 mi
Springs: 44
- Los Pinetos Spring: 3.2 mi
- Barrel Spring: 4.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 5.1 mi
- Quail Spring: 7.0 mi
- Fascination Spring: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Wagon Tracks: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Tumbleweeds: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- North Fork Saddle: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 4.4 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 9.5 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 16.2 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 16.6 mi
- Royal Falls: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.8 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 11.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 11 mi away.
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