MRCA Open Space
MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 468 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Goldenrod Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Tujunga Wash Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Fond Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.4 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Tujunga Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Sunland Recreation Center: 1.4 mi
- Howard Finn Park: 1.8 mi
- McGroarty Park: 2.4 mi
- McGroarty Cultural Art Center: 2.4 mi
- Pasko Park: 2.4 mi
- Sunland Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Sunland Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Howard Finn Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Agave Path: 5.8 mi
- Agave Hill: 5.9 mi
- Elephant Bush: 1.8 mi
- Tree of Life: 4.7 mi
- The Redoubt: 4.8 mi
- Our Community in the Foothills: 5.8 mi
- Green Lantern: 6.3 mi
- Bolton Hall: 2.5 mi
- Discovery Cube Science Center: 4.4 mi
- Casa de López: 7.2 mi
- Martial Arts History Museum: 7.6 mi
- Grand Central Airport Terminal: 8.3 mi
- Destroyed Ku Klux Klan Monument: 2.6 mi
- KKK Cross: 2.6 mi
- American Graphite Mine: 3.6 mi
- Tuna Canyon Detention Station: 4.1 mi
- Keith Memorial Chair: 4.4 mi
- Limerock Peak: 3.5 mi
- La Tuna Peak: 4.2 mi
- Sugarloaf: 4.3 mi
- Mount Lukens: 4.5 mi
- Mendenhall Peak: 4.6 mi
- Burbank Christmas Tree: 5.3 mi
- Letter "H": 7.9 mi
- Enchanted Railroad: 8.2 mi
- Convento: 8.3 mi
- Warner Bros Studio Tour: 9.0 mi
- Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Wildwood Picnic: 4.4 mi
- Stonyvale Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- North Fork Saddle: 8.2 mi
- Paul Little: 8.4 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 0.7 mi
- Fascination Spring: 0.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 3.9 mi
- Barrel Spring: 4.0 mi
- Yerba Buena Spring: 4.8 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 4.4 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 8.3 mi
- Royal Falls: 9.1 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 9.4 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 9.5 mi
- Palisades Beach: 21.1 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 21.5 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 21.8 mi
- Mother's Beach: 22.2 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 22.6 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.4 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 13.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 13.3 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 13.6 mi
- Spa Palace: 15.8 mi
- Mentryville: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gleason | NE 50° | 1,990 m | 10.3 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | E 89° | 1,879 m | 11.2 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | ESE 102° | 1,878 m | 12.7 mi |
| Messenger Peak | NE 44° | 1,833 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | E 101° | 1,819 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | E 93° | 1,807 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Deception | E 101° | 1,767 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Markham | ESE 104° | 1,746 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
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 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Glendale Pasadena AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1121896266
Day trips start here
- Burbank · 7 mi
- Glendale · 8 mi
- North Hollywood · 8 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 9 mi
- San Fernando Valley · 9 mi
- North Valley · 10 mi
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