Nature reserve · California
MRCA Open Space
MRCA Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 461 m. May Peak stands 1,203 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
How to reach it
Coordinates34.24749, -118.63800
- 25.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- MRCA Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Rancho Simi RPD Open Space: 0.6 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.1 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.1 mi
- SMMC Open Space: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Chatsworth Peak: 0.7 mi
- Dean's Point: 1.5 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 2.4 mi
- Stoney Point: 2.5 mi
- Happy Face Hill: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Flying Pig: 0.7 mi
- Stone Woman Face: 0.8 mi
- Tiki: 3.6 mi
- Tree of Life: 3.9 mi
- LA River - Connect the Valley: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
- Old Santa Susana Stage Road: 1.1 mi
- Apollo Rocket Engine: 3.0 mi
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Cleveland Park / Old Trapper's: 5.3 mi
- sun dial: 5.4 mi
Museums
- Virginia Watson Chatsworth Museum: 1.6 mi
- Santa Susana Depot: 1.6 mi
- West Valley Museum: 3.8 mi
- Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village: 4.4 mi
- Museum of the San Fernando Valley: 5.4 mi
Parks
- Santa Susana Park: 1.7 mi
- Fallbrook Park: 1.7 mi
- Sterling Ranch Park: 2.0 mi
- Sean Brown Park: 2.0 mi
- Orcutt Ranch Horticultural Center Park: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 1.7 mi
- Munch Box: 2.3 mi
- Valley Girl -- Party House: 2.6 mi
- Encino Man -- Family House: 2.7 mi
- Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 5.6 mi
Gardens
- Pierce College Farm Fields: 5.2 mi
- Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 5.5 mi
- Channel Islands: 5.6 mi
- Australian Grass Tree: 5.6 mi
- Banksia: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 48
- Redwood Grove: 4.0 mi
- shady grass: 5.3 mi
- Johnson Park: 8.8 mi
- King Gillette Ranch: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 25
- Carbon - La Costa Beach: 14.5 mi
- Carbon Beach: 14.5 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 14.5 mi
- La Costa Beach: 14.5 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 14.8 mi
Springs: 21
- Hialeah Springs: 2.2 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 6.6 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.0 mi
- Eagle Spring: 10.5 mi
- Los Pinetos Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Santa Ynez Falls: 11.5 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 12.6 mi
- Temescal Falls: 13.7 mi
- Paradise Falls: 15.7 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.1 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 15.3 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 18.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 9.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May Peak | ENE 59° | 1,203 m | 13.9 mi |
| Oat Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,138 m | 6.1 mi |
| Contract Point | ENE 64° | 1,108 m | 14.7 mi |
| Kagel Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,081 m | 15.6 mi |
| Baldy | NNW 327° | 1,029 m | 17.0 mi |
| Modelo Peak | NNW 327° | 990 m | 16.8 mi |
| Arundell Peak | NNW 329° | 947 m | 17.8 mi |
| Limerock Peak | ENE 73° | 905 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 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/1132032154
Day trips start here
- Chatsworth · 2 mi
- Simi Valley · 5 mi
- Calabasas · 6 mi
- North Valley · 9 mi
- Agoura Hills · 10 mi
- San Fernando Valley · 10 mi
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