Nature reserve · California
MRCA Open Space
MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. May Peak stands 1,203 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Woman Face, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
How to reach it
Coordinates34.23618, -118.65185
- 25.9 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Stone Woman Face: 0.4 mi
- Flying Pig: 1.0 mi
- LA River - Valley Biome: 4.4 mi
- LA River - Connect the Valley: 4.4 mi
- Streams Meet - Become the River: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 0.7 mi
- Valley Girl -- Party House: 1.8 mi
- Encino Man -- Family House: 1.9 mi
- Munch Box: 3.3 mi
- Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
- MRCA Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Rancho Simi RPD Open Space: 0.9 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.0 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.0 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Sterling Ranch Park: 1.1 mi
- Orcutt Ranch Horticultural Center Park: 1.4 mi
- Lazy J Ranch Park: 1.6 mi
- Bell Canyon Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Fallbrook Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Chatsworth Peak: 1.5 mi
- Dean's Point: 2.4 mi
- Castle Peak: 2.6 mi
- Happy Face Hill: 3.1 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 3.5 mi
Museums
- Santa Susana Depot: 1.8 mi
- Virginia Watson Chatsworth Museum: 2.7 mi
- West Valley Museum: 3.7 mi
- Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village: 4.3 mi
- Leonis Adobe: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- Old Santa Susana Stage Road: 2.2 mi
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Apollo Rocket Engine: 3.6 mi
- Cleveland Park / Old Trapper's: 5.3 mi
- sun dial: 5.4 mi
Gardens
- Pierce College Farm Fields: 5.2 mi
- The Secret Garden: 5.3 mi
- Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 5.4 mi
- Channel Islands: 5.6 mi
- Australian Grass Tree: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 47
- Redwood Grove: 3.9 mi
- shady grass: 5.0 mi
- King Gillette Ranch: 9.7 mi
- Johnson Park: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 26
- Carbon Beach: 13.7 mi
- Carbon - La Costa Beach: 13.7 mi
- La Costa Beach: 13.8 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 13.8 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 14.2 mi
Springs: 18
- Hialeah Springs: 3.2 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 5.5 mi
- Eagle Spring: 10.2 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.2 mi
- Los Pinetos Spring: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Santa Ynez Falls: 11.1 mi
- Temescal Falls: 13.4 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 13.7 mi
- Paradise Falls: 14.9 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.8 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.2 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 17.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 8.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May Peak | ENE 58° | 1,203 m | 15.0 mi |
| Oat Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,138 m | 7.1 mi |
| Contract Point | ENE 62° | 1,108 m | 15.7 mi |
| Kagel Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,081 m | 16.7 mi |
| Baldy | NNW 331° | 1,029 m | 17.2 mi |
| Modelo Peak | NNW 330° | 990 m | 17.1 mi |
| Limerock Peak | ENE 71° | 905 m | 17.7 mi |
| Towsley Peak | NNE 23° | 875 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
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 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1132029977
Day trips start here
- Chatsworth · 3 mi
- Calabasas · 5 mi
- Simi Valley · 5 mi
- Agoura Hills · 8 mi
- North Valley · 10 mi
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 10 mi
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