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Santa Anita Habitat Mitigation Project

Santa Anita Habitat Mitigation Project from directly overhead

Santa Anita Habitat Mitigation Project is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Twin Peaks stands 2,365 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Oaks Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 7.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Los Angeles County Flood Control
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.15787, -118.02544

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Australian Discovery Area: 1.7 mi
  • Celebration Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Henry C. Soto Water Conservation Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Desert Display Garden: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Picnic sites: 56
  • Arcadia Wilderness Park: 1.3 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 6.3 mi
  • Red Box Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
Springs: 42
  • Doe Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Fern Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 2.2 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Sturtevant Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 10.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Santa Anita Habitat Mitigation Project. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksNNE 27°2,365 m12.3 mi
Strawberry PeakNNW 328°1,879 m10.2 mi
San Gabriel PeakNW 325°1,878 m7.2 mi
Triplet RocksNE 35°1,875 m12.1 mi
Mount DisappointmentNW 323°1,819 m7.6 mi
Mount LawlorNNW 330°1,807 m9.0 mi
Vetter MountainN 359°1,783 m9.6 mi
Mount DeceptionNW 321°1,767 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5516:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474649525968747570625346
Precip in7.78.35.12.11.00.20.20.00.31.31.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/747495191

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