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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 646 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Car wreck, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.33626, -118.43448

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
  • May Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Contract Point: 1.6 mi
  • Los Pinetos: 1.9 mi
  • Kagel Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Manzanita Mountain: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Abandoned Oil Rigs: 2.5 mi
  • Convento: 4.6 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 7.3 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 8.7 mi
  • Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 10.2 mi
Museums
Picnic sites: 50
  • Wagon Tracks: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 6.0 mi
  • Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
Springs: 41
  • Los Pinetos Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 5.6 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 18
Beaches: 9
Cliffs: 4
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.5 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GleasonE 79°1,990 m14.9 mi
Messenger PeakENE 77°1,833 m13.8 mi
Iron MountainE 86°1,717.5 m11.7 mi
Josephine PeakESE 102°1,694 m16.4 mi
Condor PeakE 93°1,658 m12.3 mi
Mount LukensESE 113°1,546.6 m12.1 mi
Condor PointE 95°1,538.3 m11.5 mi
Fox MountainE 96°1,534 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636772777876696256
Precip in3.43.92.40.70.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northridge CAL State, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1121960479

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