MRCA Open Space
MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Santa Paula Peak stands 1,497 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Creek Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Creek Open Space: 0.6 mi
- NPS Land: 1.8 mi
- La Jolla Valley Natural Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Dos Vientos Open Space: 5.0 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 5.0 mi
- Clarks Peak: 1.8 mi
- Boney Mountain: 2.4 mi
- George Benchmark: 3.1 mi
- Exchange Peak: 3.2 mi
- Tri Peaks: 3.3 mi
- Dos Vientos Neighborhood Park: 4.7 mi
- Hickory Park: 5.1 mi
- Banyan Park: 5.2 mi
- South Quad: 5.6 mi
- Cypress Park: 5.6 mi
- Tessie the Giraffe: 6.9 mi
- Connejo Cottontails: Westlake Elementary Wizards: 8.9 mi
- Cottonsail: 10.1 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: Cece: 10.2 mi
- Connections: 11.3 mi
- Sycamore Canyon Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center: 4.5 mi
- Wishtoyo Foundation's Chumash Discovery Village: 5.6 mi
- Timber School: 7.6 mi
- Stagecoach Inn Museum: 7.6 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.4 mi
- Old Cabin: 3.9 mi
- Danielson Monument: 3.9 mi
- Point Mugu Missile Park: 6.8 mi
- Ranch House Ruins: 6.9 mi
- La Jolla Beach: 2.5 mi
- County Line Beach: 3.2 mi
- Yerba Buena Beach: 3.3 mi
- Staircase Beach: 3.8 mi
- Leo Carrillo State Beach: 4.4 mi
- Native Garden: 4.5 mi
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden: 9.3 mi
- Kids Adventure Garden: 9.4 mi
- Gardens of the World: 10.2 mi
- Las Flores Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Chumash Demonstration Village: 4.5 mi
- Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 5.9 mi
- Wildwood Tepee: 9.8 mi
- Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: 10.1 mi
- Hartley Botanica: 12.5 mi
- Wildwood Canyon: 9.6 mi
- Skunk Hollow: 9.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 9.7 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 4.3 mi
- Paradise Falls: 9.8 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 12.6 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 12.6 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 24.3 mi
- The Grotto: 3.6 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 17.4 mi
- Eagle Spring: 24.3 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 24.4 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Kima Point: 4.6 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 17.1 mi
- Coba Arch: 14.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Paula Peak | N 358° | 1,497 m | 24.2 mi |
| San Cayetano Mountain | N 2° | 1,275 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sandstone Peak | ENE 59° | 948 m | 4.0 mi |
| Tri Peaks | NE 48° | 917 m | 3.3 mi |
| Exchange Peak | ENE 58° | 899 m | 3.2 mi |
| Big Dome | NE 48° | 887.5 m | 3.5 mi |
| Boney Mountain | NE 53° | 865 m | 2.4 mi |
| Castro Peak | E 92° | 855 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:13 | 16:51 |
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 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PT Mugu NF, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1116357334
Day trips start here
- Camarillo · 9 mi
- Thousand Oaks · 10 mi
- Port Hueneme · 12 mi
- Oxnard · 13 mi
- Agoura Hills · 14 mi
- Malibu · 14 mi
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