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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 527 m. McDonald Peak stands 2,090 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.46951, -118.69690
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
Springs: 45
  • Juan Fernandez Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Arundell Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Rodeo Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Pothole Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Fisher Spring: 8.4 mi
Museums: 35
Gardens: 31
Picnic sites: 29
  • Timberland: 5.3 mi
  • Ducks Delight: 5.3 mi
  • Duck Pond: 5.4 mi
  • Ships Ahoy: 5.4 mi
  • Shady Acres: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.2 mi
  • Topatopa Bluff: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 19.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McDonald PeakNW 309°2,090 m17.9 mi
Sewart MountainNW 315°2,076 m16.8 mi
Cobblestone MountainNW 315°2,042 m13.7 mi
Snowy PeakNW 319°1,990 m16.5 mi
Topatopa PeakWNW 286°1,891 m17.3 mi
White MountainNW 322°1,889 m14.1 mi
Black MountainNW 324°1,884 m15.8 mi
Burnt PeakNNE 25°1,761 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4319:3420:11
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555559616772798077696053
Precip in4.24.42.90.80.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1147196941

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