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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 395 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is SMMC Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 23 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
Coordinates34.13125, -118.64843

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Highlands Park: 0.4 mi
  • Creekside Park: 0.7 mi
  • Calabasas Open Space Park: 1.4 mi
  • Lake Calabasas Park: 1.6 mi
  • Calabasas and Park Grenada Waterfall: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Flying Pig: 1.4 mi
  • Flying Pig: 3.4 mi
  • labyrinth: 3.6 mi
  • Great Wall of Topanga: 3.7 mi
  • First Lights: 3.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 3.1 mi
  • Encino Man -- Family House: 5.4 mi
  • Valley Girl -- Party House: 5.4 mi
  • M*A*S*H Filming Location: 6.0 mi
  • Western Town: 6.3 mi
Gardens
  • The Secret Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 5.1 mi
  • Pierce College Farm Fields: 5.4 mi
  • Arboretum and Braille Trail: 5.5 mi
  • Native Shade: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 33
Beaches: 27
Springs: 12
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 8.7 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 9.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 9.7 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 7.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 12.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 12.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 12.4 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 15.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainN 11°1,138 m14.0 mi
Sandstone PeakW 267°948 m16.2 mi
Tri PeaksW 268°917 m17.3 mi
Exchange PeakW 266°899 m17.0 mi
Big DomeW 269°887.5 m17.1 mi
Towsley PeakNNE 12°875 m15.9 mi
Boney MountainW 266°865 m17.9 mi
Castro PeakWSW 248°855 m8.4 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 solstice06:5716:1116:50

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1153112809

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