Puente Hills Preserve
Puente Hills Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is William Penn Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- William Penn Park: 0.4 mi
- Central Park: 0.7 mi
- Friends Park: 0.8 mi
- Michigan Park: 1.1 mi
- Lee & Erika Owens Park: 1.1 mi
- Flukes: 0.5 mi
- From the Tree: 0.8 mi
- Crab Louis: 0.8 mi
- The Dress: 0.8 mi
- Red Rascal: 0.8 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Whittier Museum: 1.1 mi
- Rowland & Dibble Museum: 4.2 mi
- Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum: 4.3 mi
- Rowland House (historical): 4.3 mi
- Hathaway Ranch Museum: 4.5 mi
- Workman Hill: 1.4 mi
- Whittier Hill: 1.5 mi
- Montebello Hills: 5.4 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 6.0 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 6.8 mi
- Garden of the Innocent: 1.6 mi
- Mystic Garden: 1.7 mi
- Imperial Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Pinewood Urn Garden: 2.2 mi
- Fountain Urn Gardens: 2.3 mi
- LA-14 Nike Missile Site: 2.6 mi
- Avocado Heights Oak Tree Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Freedom Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Valley View Farms History Tour Marker: 5.3 mi
- Valley View Farms Business Center Plaque: 5.3 mi
- M3 Lee: 5.3 mi
- M3 Lee: 5.3 mi
- Apollo Boilerplate 12: 7.6 mi
- Citadel Outlets: 7.7 mi
- Little India: 8.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Hidden Valley: 5.4 mi
- Creekside: 5.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 9.9 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 13.1 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 13.3 mi
- Washout Falls: 13.3 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 13.3 mi
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 14.2 mi
- McDermont Spring: 16.7 mi
- Big Cienega Spring: 17.1 mi
- Fern Springs: 19.2 mi
- Doe Spring: 22.1 mi
- Mother's Beach: 16.3 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 17.2 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 19.8 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 21.8 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 22.8 mi
- Spa Palace: 15.1 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 20.6 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Gabriel Peak | NNW 347° | 1,878 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Markham | NNW 346° | 1,746 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Wilson | N 353° | 1,737 m | 17.0 mi |
| Occidental Peak | N 349° | 1,736 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Lowe | NNW 345° | 1,699 m | 18.0 mi |
| Monrovia Peak | N 11° | 1,649 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Harvard | N 352° | 1,640 m | 16.2 mi |
| Rankin Peak | N 10° | 1,606 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:30 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 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 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/865491309
Day trips start here
- Whittier · 1 mi
- Hacienda Heights · 3 mi
- Pico Rivera · 4 mi
- Santa Fe Springs · 4 mi
- La Habra · 5 mi
- La Mirada · 5 mi
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