Nature reserve · California
Polygon Open Space
Polygon Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 321 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Amable Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 4.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Glendale
How to reach it
Coordinates34.16239, -118.22850
- 4.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Amable Park: 0.4 mi
- Nibley Park: 0.6 mi
- Bella Park: 0.7 mi
- Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School: 0.8 mi
- Mayors Bicentennial Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Bachman Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Brand Park: 3.3 mi
- Gould Canyon Trail: 3.9 mi
- Hahamongna Watershed Natural Park: 3.9 mi
- Lower Arroyo Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Egasse Braasch House -- The Good Will Hunting House: 1.4 mi
- Letter "H": 2.0 mi
- Enchanted Railroad: 2.9 mi
- Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round: 3.8 mi
- Griffith Park Train Rides: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Flint Peak: 1.8 mi
- Cerro Negro: 2.1 mi
- Mount Thom: 2.3 mi
- Adams Hill: 2.4 mi
- Fiji Hill: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Peace Monument of Glendale: 1.9 mi
- Green Cross: 3.1 mi
- 2005 Glendale train crash Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Brand Family Gravesite: 3.2 mi
- William Mulholland Memorial: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Museum of Neon Art: 2.0 mi
- Forest Lawn Museum: 2.6 mi
- Autry Museum of the American West: 3.2 mi
- Autry Museum of the American West: 3.2 mi
- Children's Discovery Center: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- We Are All One: 2.3 mi
- Student Gallery: 2.5 mi
- Williamson Gallery: 2.5 mi
- Giant Ball: 3.1 mi
- The Birds and Trees of Komitas: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Palmer Park Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- FEAST: Oxy Student Garden: 2.5 mi
- Hope's Garden: 2.7 mi
- California Natives: 2.7 mi
- Oak Forest - Camellias East: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 50
- Art Center Food Garden: 2.5 mi
- Sycamore Glen: 2.7 mi
- Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Park Center: 3.7 mi
- Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
Springs: 30
- Goldenrod Spring: 10.3 mi
- Fascination Spring: 10.5 mi
- Not Much of a Spring: 11.3 mi
- Silk Tassel Spring: 11.4 mi
- Yerba Buena Spring: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 5.9 mi
- Millard Falls: 6.3 mi
- Royal Falls: 7.0 mi
- Ribbon Rocks Falls: 7.1 mi
- Moss Grotto Falls: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 8
- Mother's Beach: 18.1 mi
- Palisades Beach: 18.9 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 20.4 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 20.8 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 7.8 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.4 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Polygon Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Peak | NE 36° | 1,879 m | 10.4 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | NE 53° | 1,878 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | NE 51° | 1,819 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NE 44° | 1,807 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Deception | NE 47° | 1,767 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Markham | NE 55° | 1,746 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Wilson | ENE 66° | 1,737 m | 10.5 mi |
| Occidental Peak | ENE 59° | 1,736 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
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 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1263872762
Day trips start here
- Glendale · 2 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 3 mi
- South Pasadena · 5 mi
- Burbank · 6 mi
- Los Angeles/Northwest · 6 mi
- Pasadena · 6 mi
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