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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 550 m. Magic Mountain stands 1,477 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 27 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.30177, -118.61785

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
Parks
  • Jane & Bert Boeckmann Park: 2.3 mi
  • Holleigh Bernson Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • White Oaks Park: 2.8 mi
  • Moonshine Canyon Park: 3.1 mi
  • Chumash Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
Picnic sites: 47
  • Johnson Park: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 7.3 mi
  • Wagon Tracks: 7.3 mi
Springs: 34
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 5
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 4.3 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 19.3 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 11.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magic MountainENE 70°1,477 m17.5 mi
Mendenhall PeakE 79°1,413.1 m17.6 mi
May PeakENE 72°1,203 m11.3 mi
Oat MountainNNE 27°1,138 m2.2 mi
Contract PointENE 77°1,108 m12.3 mi
The PinnacleENE 78°1,094 m15.9 mi
Kagel MountainE 81°1,081 m13.5 mi
BaldyNW 315°1,029 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555559616772798077696053
Precip in4.24.42.90.80.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1199264500

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