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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 400 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,718 m to the east, 19 miles off. 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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.37084, -118.56226

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
  • William S. Hart Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Bunkhouse: 2.0 mi
  • William S. Hart Ranch House: 2.1 mi
  • Pardee House: 2.2 mi
  • Heritage Junction Historic Park: 2.2 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Artworks
Picnic sites: 47
  • Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 2.0 mi
  • Wagon Tracks: 2.0 mi
  • Johnson Park: 3.3 mi
Springs: 47
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 5
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.7 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 24.5 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainE 95°1,717.5 m19.1 mi
Condor PointE 100°1,538.3 m19.1 mi
Mount McKinleyE 97°1,497 m17.1 mi
Magic MountainE 85°1,477 m13.3 mi
Mendenhall PeakE 96°1,413.1 m14.3 mi
Hopper MountainWNW 293°1,381 m18.8 mi
Jupiter MountainNNE 28°1,350 m18.4 mi
Whitaker PeakNW 325°1,262 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice06:5816:1016:49

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1147807443

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