Nature reserve · California
NPS Land
NPS Land is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 630 m. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the west-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is SMMC Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
Coordinates34.09328, -118.79430
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- SMMC Open Space: 0.3 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Hennesy Property: 0.7 mi
- SMMC Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Oaks: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Castro Peak: 0.7 mi
- Ballard Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Saddle Rock: 2.0 mi
- Ladyface Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Goat Buttes: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Cactus Garden: 1.6 mi
- Gardens of the World: 6.5 mi
- Las Flores Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden: 8.6 mi
- Kids Adventure Garden: 8.6 mi
Historic sites
- Kristy's Roadhouse (Gone): 1.8 mi
- Sai Anantam Ashram: 2.7 mi
- Tropical Terrace: 3.8 mi
- Mott Adobe Ruins: 4.1 mi
- Keller House: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- Western Town: 2.6 mi
- M*A*S*H Filming Location: 2.8 mi
- Jim Rockford Trailer Site: 5.1 mi
- Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 5.5 mi
- Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Foxfield Park: 3.4 mi
- Three Springs Park: 3.7 mi
- Berniece Bennett Park: 3.8 mi
- Reyes Adobe Park: 4.1 mi
- Russell Ranch Park: 4.1 mi
Artworks
- Cottonsail: 3.4 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: 3.8 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: Seasons: 4.1 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: Wesley: 4.2 mi
- Connejo Cottontails: Westlake Elementary Wizards: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Visitor Center Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art: 6.2 mi
- Firefighters Museum: 7.7 mi
- Wishtoyo Foundation's Chumash Discovery Village: 7.7 mi
- Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 32
- Escondido Beach: 4.9 mi
- Escondido Beach: 5.0 mi
- Latigo Beach: 5.0 mi
- Lechuza Beach: 5.7 mi
- Puerco Beach: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- King Gillette Ranch: 5.2 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 10.8 mi
- Oak Grove: 10.8 mi
- Wildwood Canyon: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 3.6 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 3.6 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 9.4 mi
- Paradise Falls: 10.7 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Malibu Bluffs: 6.7 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Kima Point: 8.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.4 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 7.4 mi
- The Grotto: 7.8 mi
- Eagle Spring: 13.0 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 15.9 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 17.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of NPS Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Peak | WNW 283° | 948 m | 8.1 mi |
| Tri Peaks | WNW 283° | 917 m | 9.1 mi |
| Exchange Peak | W 280° | 899 m | 8.8 mi |
| Big Dome | WNW 284° | 887.5 m | 9.0 mi |
| Boney Mountain | W 278° | 865 m | 9.5 mi |
| Castro Peak | SE 136° | 855 m | 0.7 mi |
| Saddle Peak | E 97° | 851 m | 8.0 mi |
| Simi Peak | N 6° | 732 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:12 | 16:50 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1087755175
Day trips start here
- Agoura Hills · 5 mi
- Malibu · 5 mi
- Thousand Oaks · 8 mi
- Calabasas · 10 mi
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 11 mi
- Topanga · 11 mi
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