Nature reserve · California

Parma Open Space

Parma Open Space from directly overhead

Parma Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is MRCA Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority

Getting there

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Coordinates34.10734, -118.43295

11.0 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National

Overlooks nearby

Point Grandview · 12 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Parks

Gardens

Senior Garden: 1.3 mi
Display Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
Kitchen Garden: 1.7 mi
Great Lawn and Dry Border: 1.7 mi
King Palm Forest: 1.7 mi

Historic sites

Napoleon Bonaparte: 1.6 mi
Duke Ellington Memorial: 2.5 mi
Jackie Robinson Memorial: 2.6 mi
Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial: 3.1 mi
Bob Hope Veterans Chaple plaque: 3.5 mi

Artworks

Angle wings: 1.7 mi
Tower of Masks: 2.2 mi
Mere Ubu: 2.2 mi
Bas Relief IV: 2.2 mi
Mother With Child At Her Hip: 2.2 mi

Attractions

Cypress Walls: 2.1 mi
Olive Garden Terrace: 2.1 mi
Inner Courtyard: 2.1 mi
East Courtyard: 2.1 mi
Mansion Terrace: 2.1 mi

Museums

UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame: 2.6 mi
Birthplace of the Internet: 2.7 mi
Skirball Cultural Center: 2.9 mi
Mister Brainwash Art Museum: 3.0 mi
The J. Paul Getty Museum: 3.1 mi

Peaks

Briar Summit: 3.9 mi
San Vicente Mountain: 4.8 mi
Burbank Peak: 6.1 mi
Gizmo Peak: 6.1 mi
Goat Peak (High Point): 6.2 mi

Picnic sites41

Lake Side: 7.6 mi
Captain's Roost: 7.6 mi
Garden Grove: 7.7 mi
Tom LaBonge Panorama: 7.7 mi
Blue Lagoon: 7.7 mi

Waterfalls23

Temescal Falls: 6.5 mi
Santa Ynez Falls: 7.8 mi
Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 17.0 mi
Trail Canyon Falls: 17.9 mi
Royal Falls: 18.3 mi

Beaches17

Palisades Beach: 7.4 mi
Will Rogers State Beach: 8.3 mi
Castle Rock Beach: 8.8 mi
Mother's Beach: 8.8 mi
Topanga County Beach: 9.7 mi

Springs16

Kuruvungna Springs: 4.5 mi
Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 5.2 mi
Eagle Spring: 7.7 mi
Goldenrod Spring: 14.2 mi
Fascination Spring: 14.2 mi

Cliffs5

Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.1 mi
Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.4 mi
Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.5 mi
Malibu Bluffs: 16.3 mi
Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 19.0 mi

Hot springs1

Spa Palace: 10.0 mi

Natural arches1

Coba Arch: 21.3 mi

Ghost towns1

Mentryville: 21.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Parma Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Lukens	NE 45°	1,546.6 m	15.7 mi
Contract Point	N 5°	1,108 m	16.2 mi
Kagel Mountain	N 10°	1,081 m	15.9 mi
Verdugo Peak	NE 50°	951.6 m	11.5 mi
Limerock Peak	NNE 16°	905 m	15.2 mi
Saddle Peak	W 261°	851 m	12.9 mi
Mission Point	NNW 338°	832 m	15.3 mi
Tongva Peak	ENE 58°	803 m	11.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:58	18:33	19:06
June solstice	05:43	19:32	20:09
September equinox	06:43	18:19	18:52
December solstice	06:56	16:10	16:49

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	60	59	60	62	63	66	70	71	71	68	64	59
Precip in	4.1	4.7	2.7	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.7	1.0	2.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U C L A, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1060930331

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