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NPS Land

NPS Land from directly overhead

NPS Land is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is MRCA Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
National Park Service
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates34.12397, -118.57317

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
  • Eagle Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Temescal Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Gizmo Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Green Peak: 3.0 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 3.1 mi
  • fresh prince of bel air: 6.5 mi
  • Maison Johnny Halliday: 6.6 mi
  • The Japanese Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Case Study House #9: 7.2 mi
Gardens
  • The Secret Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Arboretum and Braille Trail: 3.9 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 4.1 mi
  • Native Shade: 4.2 mi
  • Cactus: 4.2 mi
Museums
Picnic sites: 39
Beaches: 27
Springs: 12
  • Eagle Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 4.9 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 8.5 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 13.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 13.1 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 9.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 11.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 11.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 11.7 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 20.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of NPS Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainN 354°1,138 m14.3 mi
Towsley PeakN 356°875 m16.1 mi
Castro PeakWSW 258°855 m12.4 mi
Saddle PeakSW 236°851 m5.7 mi
Mission PointN 10°832 m13.2 mi
Rocky PeakNNW 343°797 m12.2 mi
Sand Rock PeakN 354°744 m17.0 mi
Simi PeakWNW 295°732 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1024672101

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