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Newhall Pass Trailhead

Newhall Pass Trailhead from directly overhead

Newhall Pass Trailhead is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 617 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,718 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is LA County Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.33966, -118.52356

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Needham Ranch Park: 1.5 mi
  • William S. Hart Park: 2.3 mi
  • Bee Canyon Park: 2.4 mi
  • Greekview Park: 2.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
  • William S. Hart Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Heritage Junction Historic Park: 2.4 mi
  • Pardee House: 2.5 mi
  • Bunkhouse: 2.5 mi
  • William S. Hart Ranch House: 2.5 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 5.1 mi
  • Abandoned Oil Rigs: 5.4 mi
  • Convento: 5.8 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 6.9 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 54
  • Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Wagon Tracks: 2.5 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 2.6 mi
  • Johnson Park: 6.0 mi
Springs: 39
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 3.4 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.7 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 21.8 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 17.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Newhall Pass Trailhead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainE 88°1,717.5 m16.8 mi
Condor PeakE 93°1,658 m17.3 mi
Mount LukensESE 107°1,546.6 m17.0 mi
Condor PointE 94°1,538.3 m16.6 mi
Mount McKinleyE 90°1,497 m14.8 mi
Magic MountainENE 74°1,477 m11.6 mi
Mendenhall PeakE 87°1,413.1 m12.0 mi
Red MountainN 0°1,213 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:49

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/597062378

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