- Elevation, modelled
- 520 m
- Tallest summit within 18.5 miles
- Mount Gleason1,990 m · 18.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11024.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:10local time
- Coordinates
- 34.3606, -118.4952
MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 520 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the east, 18 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off.
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gleason | E 86° | 1,990 m | 18.1 mi |
| Messenger Peak | E 85° | 1,833 m | 17.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | E 93° | 1,717.5 m | 15.2 mi |
| Condor Peak | E 99° | 1,658 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Lukens | ESE 113° | 1,546.6 m | 15.9 mi |
| Condor Point | E 100° | 1,538.3 m | 15.2 mi |
| Fox Mountain | E 101° | 1,534 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount McKinley | E 96° | 1,497 m | 13.2 mi |
- 24.5 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- MRCA Open Space: 0.4 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 0.5 mi
- LA County Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Newhall Pass Trailhead: 2.2 mi
- Placerita Canyon State Park: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Needham Ranch Park: 1.5 mi
- Greekview Park: 1.8 mi
- William S. Hart Park: 2.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- H M Newhall Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
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
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 1.8 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 1.8 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 1.8 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 1.8 mi
- Fritz' Grave: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Heritage Junction Historic Park: 1.9 mi
- Pardee House: 2.0 mi
- Placerita Canyon Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- William S. Hart Museum: 2.1 mi
- William S. Hart Ranch House: 2.1 mi
Gardens
- Hummingbird Garden: 2.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 4.5 mi
- Butterfly Knoll: 4.9 mi
- Central Park Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden: 5.5 mi
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
- Construction UCLA: 3.7 mi
- Canyon Dreamscape: 3.7 mi
- Communitree: 4.5 mi
- Dos Picos: 5.3 mi
- Guernica to Home: 6.2 mi
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
- Los Pinetos Spring: 2.7 mi
- Barrel Spring: 8.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.3 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 9.6 mi
- Fascination Spring: 10.9 mi
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
- Castle Rock Beach: 22.4 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 22.5 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 22.8 mi
- Palisades Beach: 23.3 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 23.4 mi
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
- Mentryville: 6.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 19.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 6 mi away.
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