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Puente Hills Preserve

Puente Hills Preserve from directly overhead

Puente Hills Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Orange Grove Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.00586, -118.00207

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Gardens
  • Imperial Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Mystic Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Garden of the Innocent: 1.1 mi
  • Dawn Terrace: 1.2 mi
  • Admiration Terrace: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • M3 Lee: 4.7 mi
  • M3 Lee: 4.7 mi
  • Citadel Outlets: 8.6 mi
  • Misión San Gabriel Archángel: 8.7 mi
  • Apollo Boilerplate 12: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 59
  • Group Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Creekside: 4.5 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 4.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 9.8 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Sturtevant Falls: 14.3 mi
Springs: 17
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 15.1 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Fern Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Doe Spring: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 2
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 19.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Puente Hills Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNW 341°1,878 m17.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNW 341°1,819 m17.6 mi
Mount DeceptionNNW 339°1,767 m18.0 mi
Mount MarkhamNNW 341°1,746 m16.9 mi
Mount WilsonNNW 347°1,737 m15.4 mi
Occidental PeakNNW 344°1,736 m16.5 mi
Mount LoweNNW 339°1,699 m16.7 mi
Monrovia PeakN 7°1,649 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636771757775696257
Precip in3.64.22.50.60.50.10.00.00.10.60.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gabriel Fire Dept, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/865482405

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