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Sullivan Canyon Park

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Sullivan Canyon Park is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rustic Canyon Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Los Angeles

How to reach it

Coordinates34.07143, -118.50911

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • fresh prince of bel air: 1.4 mi
  • Maison Johnny Halliday: 1.9 mi
  • Case Study House #9: 2.9 mi
  • Historic end of Route 66: 4.1 mi
  • Breakdance Showdown: 4.2 mi
Gardens
  • Lower Terrace Sculpture Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Central Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Fran and Ray Stark Sculpture Terrace: 2.0 mi
  • Cactus Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.6 mi
Artworks
Museums
Parks
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 36
Beaches: 24
Waterfalls: 19
  • Temescal Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 15.6 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 15.6 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 20.7 mi
Springs: 12
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.4 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 6.1 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Malibu Bluffs: 11.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 15.4 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 13.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Sullivan Canyon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 53°951.6 m16.4 mi
Castro PeakW 274°855 m15.8 mi
Saddle PeakW 273°851 m8.4 mi
Mission PointN 355°832 m16.7 mi
Tongva PeakENE 59°803 m16.7 mi
Rocky PeakNNW 334°797 m16.9 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 329°692 m14.9 mi
Calabasas PeakWNW 289°657 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595859616366707273686458
Precip in4.64.82.70.70.40.20.00.00.10.70.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Getty CTR, 2 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard901 obs
  • California Buckwheat243 obs
  • laurel sumac229 obs
  • Western Honey Bee212 obs
  • California brittlebush198 obs
  • canyon sunflower197 obs
  • Cliff Aster197 obs
  • Large-flowered Phacelia196 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/913748767

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