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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 338 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is SMMC Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 28 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.12665, -118.73441

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions
  • Western Town: 1.5 mi
  • M*A*S*H Filming Location: 2.2 mi
  • Back to the Future Part III -- Delgado Mine Entrance: 6.1 mi
  • Back to the Future Part III -- Boot Hill Cemetery: 6.1 mi
  • Back to the Future Part III -- Doc Brown's Tombstone: 6.1 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Cactus Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Gardens of the World: 7.4 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Las Flores Community Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 9.4 mi
Artworks
  • Conejo Cottontail: 3.8 mi
  • Pink Lady: 4.2 mi
  • Conejo Cottontail: Seasons: 4.4 mi
  • Conejo Cottontail: Wesley: 4.5 mi
  • Cottonsail: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 27
Picnic sites: 25
Springs: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 6.3 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 6.4 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 6.8 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 11.0 mi
  • Kima Point: 12.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 6.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainNNE 29°1,138 m16.0 mi
Sandstone PeakW 268°948 m11.3 mi
Tri PeaksW 269°917 m12.3 mi
Exchange PeakW 266°899 m12.1 mi
Big DomeW 269°887.5 m12.2 mi
Towsley PeakNNE 27°875 m17.8 mi
Boney MountainW 265°865 m12.9 mi
Castro PeakSW 226°855 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4519:3320:10
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1216:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/591899697

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