- Elevation, modelled
- 550 m
- Tallest summit within 18.1 miles
- Magic Mountain1,477 m · 17.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11026.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:10local time
- Coordinates
- 34.3018, -118.6179
MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 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.
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,477 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mendenhall Peak | E 79° | 1,413.1 m | 17.6 mi |
| May Peak | ENE 72° | 1,203 m | 11.3 mi |
| Oat Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,138 m | 2.2 mi |
| Contract Point | ENE 77° | 1,108 m | 12.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 78° | 1,094 m | 15.9 mi |
| Kagel Mountain | E 81° | 1,081 m | 13.5 mi |
| Baldy | NW 315° | 1,029 m | 14.8 mi |
- 26.7 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- MRCA Open Space: 0.4 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Nike Missile Launch Site LA-88 (Closed): 0.9 mi
- LA County Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Gopher Canyon (Native Plant Restoration Area): 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Peak: 1.3 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 2.0 mi
- Oat Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Stoney Point: 2.3 mi
- Dean's Point: 2.5 mi
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
- Old Santa Susana Stage Road: 2.9 mi
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Pico No. 4: 4.8 mi
- Dr. Mario A. De Campos Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Apollo Rocket Engine: 5.0 mi
Museums
- Virginia Watson Chatsworth Museum: 2.9 mi
- Santa Susana Depot: 3.8 mi
- Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village: 5.2 mi
- Museum of the San Fernando Valley: 6.2 mi
- West Valley Museum: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- Tiki: 3.2 mi
- Flying Pig: 4.5 mi
- Stone Woman Face: 4.5 mi
- Tree of Life: 5.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
Gardens
- Botanical Garden: 6.8 mi
- Rainforest: 6.8 mi
- Pierce College Farm Fields: 8.2 mi
- Banksia: 8.4 mi
- Australian Grass Tree: 8.4 mi
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
- Hialeah Springs: 1.8 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 10.4 mi
- Los Pinetos Spring: 10.5 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 11.9 mi
- Eagle Spring: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 21
- Big Rock Beach: 18.2 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 18.3 mi
- Carbon - La Costa Beach: 18.3 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 18.3 mi
- La Costa Beach: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 9.4 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 14.8 mi
- Temescal Falls: 16.8 mi
- Paradise Falls: 17.8 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 20.1 mi
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
- Mentryville: 5.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 11.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
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, 7 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Chatsworth · 3 mi
- Simi Valley · 6 mi
- Valencia · 7 mi
- Magic Mountain · 9 mi
- North Valley · 9 mi
- Santa Clarita Valley · 9 mi
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