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Oakshire Canyon Open Space

Oakshire Canyon Open Space from directly overhead

Oakshire Canyon Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Condor Peak stands 1,658 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is El Paseo Cahuenga Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 7.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

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Coordinates34.12733, -118.35556

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens
  • Happy Face: 0.8 mi
  • Old Japanese Garden: 1.4 mi
  • American Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Italian Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Spanish Garden: 1.6 mi
Artworks
  • Ted: 1.0 mi
  • Muse of Music, Dance, Drama: 1.5 mi
  • Buddha: 1.7 mi
  • Blood Drop Sculpture: 1.7 mi
  • Irving Berlin, Jerry Herman, Mako, Spanky McFarland, Efrem Zimbalist Jr: 1.9 mi
Museums
Picnic sites: 44
  • Captain's Roost: 3.1 mi
  • Tom LaBonge Panorama: 3.1 mi
  • 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Temescal Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 12.5 mi
  • Millard Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Royal Falls: 13.8 mi
Springs: 19
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 8.5 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 5
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 14.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.0 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Oakshire Canyon Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Condor PeakNNE 29°1,658 m15.7 mi
Mount LukensNE 34°1,546.6 m11.8 mi
Condor PointNNE 28°1,538.3 m15.1 mi
Fox MountainNE 35°1,534 m15.7 mi
Mount McKinleyNNE 20°1,497 m15.5 mi
Muir PeakENE 67°1,427 m15.7 mi
Mendenhall PeakN 9°1,413.1 m15.5 mi
Brown MountainENE 58°1,363 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659626569747674686055
Precip in3.74.52.80.90.40.10.00.00.10.70.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1042778027

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