Nature reserve · California
MRCA Open Space
MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 744 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the north-northeast, 9.6 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
How to reach it
Coordinates34.25902, -118.26786
- 10.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- MRCA Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Deukmejian Wilderness Park: 1.1 mi
- Haines Canyon Park: 1.7 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.8 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Deukmejian Wilderness Park: 1.1 mi
- Little Landers Park: 1.2 mi
- Fehlhaberhouk Park: 1.3 mi
- Dunsmore Park: 1.6 mi
- McGroarty Park: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Bolton Hall: 1.2 mi
- Grand Central Airport Terminal: 6.7 mi
- JPL Building 186 (Theodore von Kármán Museum and Auditorium): 6.7 mi
- Martial Arts History Museum: 7.1 mi
- Discovery Cube Science Center: 7.2 mi
Artworks
- The Redoubt: 1.7 mi
- Elephant Bush: 2.2 mi
- Our Community in the Foothills: 2.9 mi
- Tree of Life: 3.8 mi
- The Birds and Trees of Komitas: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Tuna Canyon Detention Station: 1.7 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Keith Memorial Chair: 3.3 mi
- Sylias Hoyt Homestead: 3.3 mi
- Boy Scout Camp: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Mount Lukens: 1.8 mi
- Robert Katz Peak: 3.0 mi
- Verdugo Peak: 3.1 mi
- Tongva Peak: 4.3 mi
- La Tuna Peak: 4.7 mi
Gardens
- Howard Finn Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Sunland Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Sunland Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Agave Path: 4.4 mi
- Agave Hill: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Burbank Christmas Tree: 4.5 mi
- Enchanted Railroad: 5.1 mi
- Letter "H": 5.6 mi
- Warner Bros Studio Tour: 8.4 mi
- Egasse Braasch House -- The Good Will Hunting House: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Wildwood Picnic: 2.9 mi
- Stonyvale Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Paul Little: 5.2 mi
- Switzer Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
Springs: 35
- Goldenrod Spring: 3.7 mi
- Fascination Spring: 3.9 mi
- Yerba Buena Spring: 5.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 6.6 mi
- Barrel Spring: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Trail Canyon Falls: 4.3 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 5.1 mi
- Royal Falls: 6.1 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 5
- Palisades Beach: 21.5 mi
- Mother's Beach: 22.0 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 22.3 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 22.7 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 6.4 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.3 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gleason | NNE 32° | 1,990 m | 9.6 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | ENE 79° | 1,879 m | 8.6 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | E 96° | 1,878 m | 9.7 mi |
| Messenger Peak | NNE 25° | 1,833 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | E 95° | 1,819 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | E 85° | 1,807 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Deception | E 94° | 1,767 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Markham | E 99° | 1,746 m | 9.8 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 | 18:51 |
| 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 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1265634981
Day trips start here
- Burbank · 6 mi
- Glendale · 6 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 6 mi
- Angeles National Forest · 9 mi
- North Hollywood · 9 mi
- Pasadena · 10 mi
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