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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 296 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Workman Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 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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Coordinates33.98356, -118.00830

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Artworks
Gardens
  • Mystic Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Imperial Gardens: 1.5 mi
  • Garden of the Innocent: 1.6 mi
  • Dawn Terrace: 2.2 mi
  • Admiration Terrace: 2.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
  • M3 Lee: 5.6 mi
  • M3 Lee: 5.6 mi
  • Apollo Boilerplate 12: 8.4 mi
  • Citadel Outlets: 8.4 mi
  • Pirates Dinner Adventure: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 55
  • Group Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 4.6 mi
  • Creekside: 4.6 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 11.2 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Washout Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 13.2 mi
Springs: 10
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 13.4 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Fern Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Doe Spring: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 8
Cliffs: 2
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 20.7 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Puente Hills Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNW 344°1,878 m18.7 mi
Mount MarkhamNNW 343°1,746 m18.3 mi
Mount WilsonN 350°1,737 m16.9 mi
Occidental PeakNNW 346°1,736 m17.9 mi
Mount LoweNNW 342°1,699 m18.0 mi
Monrovia PeakN 8°1,649 m16.0 mi
Mount HarvardN 349°1,640 m16.2 mi
Rankin PeakN 7°1,606 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646771757775696257
Precip in2.83.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/865488652

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