MRCA Open Space
MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is LA City Open Space, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- LA City Open Space: 0.0 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 0.0 mi
- LA City Open Space: 0.0 mi
- LA City Open Space: 0.1 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 0.1 mi
- Senior Garden: 0.7 mi
- Display Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 1.5 mi
- Italian Terrace Garden: 1.5 mi
- Great Lawn and Dry Border: 1.5 mi
- Angle wings: 0.9 mi
- Tower of Masks: 1.5 mi
- Bas Relief IV: 1.5 mi
- Bas Relief III: 1.5 mi
- Bas Relief II: 1.5 mi
- De Neve Square: 0.9 mi
- Hannah Carter Japanese Garden: 1.1 mi
- Virginia Robinson Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Murphy Sculpture Garden: 1.5 mi
- Gateway Triangle: 1.6 mi
- Napoleon Bonaparte: 1.2 mi
- Duke Ellington Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Jackie Robinson Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Bob Hope Veterans Chaple plaque: 2.7 mi
- United Spanish War Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- The Playboy Mansion: 1.6 mi
- Cypress Walls: 2.2 mi
- Inner Courtyard: 2.2 mi
- Mansion Terrace: 2.2 mi
- East Courtyard: 2.2 mi
- UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame: 1.9 mi
- Birthplace of the Internet: 2.0 mi
- The J. Paul Getty Museum: 2.4 mi
- Mister Brainwash Art Museum: 2.8 mi
- Skirball Cultural Center: 2.9 mi
- Briar Summit: 4.5 mi
- San Vicente Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Goat Peak (High Point): 5.6 mi
- Gizmo Peak: 6.0 mi
- Green Peak: 6.3 mi
- Lake Side: 7.2 mi
- Garden Grove: 7.3 mi
- Blue Lagoon: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Central: 7.5 mi
- Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Temescal Falls: 5.9 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 7.4 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 17.7 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 18.7 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 18.9 mi
- Palisades Beach: 6.6 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 7.6 mi
- Mother's Beach: 8.1 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 8.1 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 9.1 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 3.8 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 5.5 mi
- Eagle Spring: 7.3 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 15.0 mi
- Fascination Spring: 15.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.8 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.9 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 15.7 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 19.7 mi
- Spa Palace: 10.2 mi
- Coba Arch: 21.2 mi
- Mentryville: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lukens | NE 44° | 1,546.6 m | 16.5 mi |
| Kagel Mountain | N 11° | 1,081 m | 16.6 mi |
| Verdugo Peak | NE 48° | 951.6 m | 12.2 mi |
| Limerock Peak | NNE 17° | 905 m | 15.9 mi |
| Saddle Peak | W 264° | 851 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mission Point | NNW 340° | 832 m | 15.7 mi |
| Tongva Peak | NE 56° | 803 m | 12.4 mi |
| Chatsworth Peak | NW 314° | 692 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
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 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 59 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U C L A, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1171732760
Day trips start here
- Los Angeles/West · 2 mi
- Beverly Hills · 3 mi
- Sherman Oaks · 4 mi
- Studio City · 4 mi
- West Hollywood · 4 mi
- Los Angeles/Hollywood · 6 mi
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