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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 607 m. May Peak stands 1,203 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancho Simi RPD Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 27 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.24881, -118.65654

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Stone Woman Face: 0.6 mi
  • Flying Pig: 1.5 mi
  • Tiki: 4.6 mi
  • Tree of Life: 5.0 mi
  • LA River - Valley Biome: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • Santa Susana Park: 0.9 mi
  • Knolls Park: 1.3 mi
  • Arroyostow Park: 2.0 mi
  • Verde Park: 2.0 mi
  • Sterling Ranch Park: 2.0 mi
Museums
Peaks
Attractions
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 1.7 mi
  • Encino Man -- Family House: 2.7 mi
  • Valley Girl -- Party House: 2.8 mi
  • Munch Box: 3.3 mi
  • Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Pierce College Farm Fields: 6.0 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 6.2 mi
  • Channel Islands: 6.4 mi
  • Australian Grass Tree: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 47
Beaches: 26
Springs: 22
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.0 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 15.2 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 17.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 8.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of MRCA Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
May PeakENE 61°1,203 m14.8 mi
Oat MountainNNE 30°1,138 m6.4 mi
Contract PointENE 66°1,108 m15.6 mi
Kagel MountainENE 69°1,081 m16.6 mi
BaldyNNW 330°1,029 m16.3 mi
Modelo PeakNNW 329°990 m16.2 mi
Arundell PeakNNW 332°947 m17.1 mi
Limerock PeakENE 74°905 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1116:49

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1132031067

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