Nature reserve · California
Rancho Simi RPD Open Space
Rancho Simi RPD Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 387 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Runkle Canyon Park, a park 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District
How to reach it
Coordinates34.24226, -118.73599
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Runkle Canyon Park: 0.3 mi
- Sycamore Park: 1.0 mi
- Vista del Arroyo Park: 1.5 mi
- Arroyo Simi Equestrian Center: 1.5 mi
- Darrah Volunteer Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Rancho Simi RPD Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Rancho Simi RPD Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Rancho Simi RPD Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Challenger Park: 2.3 mi
- Rancho Simi RPD Open Space: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Sisters of Notre Dame: 2.3 mi
- Shrine to the Unbord: 2.3 mi
- Coyote Statues: 3.1 mi
- Wood Ranch Clock: 4.3 mi
- Stone Woman Face: 4.9 mi
Attractions
- Back to the Future Part III -- Doc Brown's Tombstone: 3.0 mi
- Back to the Future Part III -- Boot Hill Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- Back to the Future Part III -- Delgado Mine Entrance: 3.0 mi
- Air Force 1: 4.9 mi
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 5.0 mi
Museums
- Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village: 3.1 mi
- Skateboarding Hall of Fame: 3.5 mi
- Strathearn Museum: 4.4 mi
- Santa Susana Depot: 4.5 mi
- Reagan Library Grounds: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Simi Peak: 3.7 mi
- Little Sandstone Hills: 4.2 mi
- Happy Face Hill: 4.8 mi
- Castle Peak: 5.0 mi
- Whiteface: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
- Old Santa Susana Stage Road: 6.3 mi
- Healing Garden: Borderline Bar Victims Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Norwegian Grade: 7.4 mi
- Martin Luther: 8.2 mi
Gardens
- Las Flores Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Gardens of the World: 7.9 mi
- The Secret Garden: 8.9 mi
- Kids Adventure Garden: 9.1 mi
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 29
- Redwood Grove: 8.2 mi
- shady grass: 8.8 mi
- King Gillette Ranch: 9.8 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 26
- Puerco Beach: 14.6 mi
- Latigo Beach: 14.7 mi
- Carbon Beach: 14.7 mi
- Ranger Steven's Beach: 14.7 mi
- Amarillo Beach: 14.8 mi
Springs: 21
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 5.3 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 6.5 mi
- Eagle Spring: 13.4 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 14.7 mi
- The Grotto: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Paradise Falls: 10.2 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 14.0 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 14.0 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 14.0 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 11.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 11.2 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 11.4 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 14.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 4.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Rancho Simi RPD Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oat Mountain | NE 52° | 1,138 m | 9.8 mi |
| Baldy | NNW 346° | 1,029 m | 15.0 mi |
| Modelo Peak | NNW 346° | 990 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sandstone Peak | SW 233° | 948 m | 14.0 mi |
| Arundell Peak | NNW 347° | 947 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tri Peaks | SW 236° | 917 m | 14.8 mi |
| Exchange Peak | SW 234° | 899 m | 14.9 mi |
| Big Dome | SW 236° | 887.5 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
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 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1214450015
Day trips start here
- Simi Valley · 3 mi
- Agoura Hills · 6 mi
- Calabasas · 8 mi
- Chatsworth · 8 mi
- Thousand Oaks · 9 mi
- Santa Clara Valley · 12 mi
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