Rocky Oaks
Rocky Oaks is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 530 m. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is MRCA Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- MRCA Open Space: 0.7 mi
- LA County Open Space: 1.1 mi
- NPS Land: 1.2 mi
- Hennesy Property: 1.3 mi
- SMMC Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Ballard Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Saddle Rock: 1.0 mi
- Castro Peak: 1.9 mi
- Ladyface Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Barney Knob: 4.0 mi
- Kristy's Roadhouse (Gone): 2.1 mi
- Sai Anantam Ashram: 2.4 mi
- Tropical Terrace: 4.9 mi
- Malibu Sign: 5.0 mi
- Ranch House Ruins: 5.0 mi
- Cactus Garden: 2.2 mi
- Gardens of the World: 5.7 mi
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden: 7.6 mi
- Kids Adventure Garden: 7.6 mi
- Las Flores Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Cottonsail: 2.5 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: 3.5 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: Seasons: 3.6 mi
- Connejo Cottontails: Westlake Elementary Wizards: 3.7 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: Wesley: 3.7 mi
- Foxfield Park: 2.7 mi
- Three Springs Park: 2.7 mi
- Berniece Bennett Park: 3.2 mi
- South Shore Hills Park: 3.4 mi
- Russell Ranch Park: 3.8 mi
- Western Town: 3.5 mi
- M*A*S*H Filming Location: 4.0 mi
- Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 4.4 mi
- Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: 5.6 mi
- Jim Rockford Trailer Site: 5.7 mi
- Visitor Center Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Firefighters Museum: 6.7 mi
- Conejo Valley Art Museum: 6.8 mi
- Wishtoyo Foundation's Chumash Discovery Village: 6.9 mi
- Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art: 7.4 mi
- Lechuza Beach: 5.3 mi
- Escondido Beach: 5.7 mi
- Playa San Juan Leighton: 5.7 mi
- Escondido Beach: 5.8 mi
- La Piedra Beach: 6.0 mi
- King Gillette Ranch: 6.3 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 9.8 mi
- Wildwood Canyon: 9.8 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 4.4 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 4.4 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 8.1 mi
- Paradise Falls: 9.7 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 14.0 mi
- The Grotto: 6.6 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 7.9 mi
- Eagle Spring: 14.1 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 16.2 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 18.4 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 7.9 mi
- Kima Point: 8.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.1 mi
- Coba Arch: 7.3 mi
- Mentryville: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Rocky Oaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Peak | WNW 282° | 948 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tri Peaks | WNW 281° | 917 m | 7.9 mi |
| Exchange Peak | W 278° | 899 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Dome | WNW 283° | 887.5 m | 7.8 mi |
| Boney Mountain | W 276° | 865 m | 8.4 mi |
| Castro Peak | ESE 121° | 855 m | 1.9 mi |
| Saddle Peak | E 99° | 851 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rocky Peak | NE 37° | 797 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:12 | 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, 15 mi away.
- woolly bluecurls119 obs
- Western Fence Lizard106 obs
- canyon sunflower100 obs
- Hummingbird Sage93 obs
- Spanish Broom88 obs
- southern bush monkeyflower86 obs
- Western Toad78 obs
- black sage77 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/690656049
Day trips start here
- Agoura Hills · 5 mi
- Malibu · 6 mi
- Thousand Oaks · 7 mi
- Calabasas · 11 mi
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 12 mi
- Topanga · 12 mi
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