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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 520 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the east, 18 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.36062, -118.49515

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
  • Manzanita Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Los Pinetos: 2.1 mi
  • May Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Mission Point: 4.0 mi
  • Contract Point: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • Abandoned Oil Rigs: 3.4 mi
  • Convento: 6.3 mi
  • X2: 7.0 mi
  • Viper: 7.1 mi
  • Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 44
  • Wagon Tracks: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 2.2 mi
  • Johnson Park: 7.1 mi
Springs: 43
Waterfalls: 16
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 1.3 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 19.8 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.8 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 19.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GleasonE 86°1,990 m18.1 mi
Messenger PeakE 85°1,833 m17.0 mi
Iron MountainE 93°1,717.5 m15.2 mi
Condor PeakE 99°1,658 m15.9 mi
Mount LukensESE 113°1,546.6 m15.9 mi
Condor PointE 100°1,538.3 m15.2 mi
Fox MountainE 101°1,534 m17.2 mi
Mount McKinleyE 96°1,497 m13.2 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 solstice06:5716:1016:49

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1216971566

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