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Tapia Park

Tapia Park from directly overhead

Tapia Park is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 165 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond X Ranch, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 26 miles off.

County Park administered by Malibu Creek SP

What the record says

Elevation
165 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.08568, -118.70516

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Mott Adobe Ruins: 1.1 mi
  • Tropical Terrace: 3.7 mi
  • Microwave Communications Tower Ruins: 3.8 mi
  • Topanga Lookout Tower: 4.0 mi
  • Keller House: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Parks
Gardens
  • Cactus Garden: 4.7 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Herb Garden: 8.5 mi
  • East Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 32
Beaches: 27
Waterfalls: 7
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 5.2 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 5.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 14.4 mi
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 3.7 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 12.9 mi
  • Kima Point: 13.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Tapia Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainNNE 19°1,138 m17.9 mi
Sandstone PeakW 280°948 m13.2 mi
Tri PeaksW 280°917 m14.2 mi
Exchange PeakW 278°899 m13.9 mi
Big DomeW 281°887.5 m14.1 mi
Boney MountainW 277°865 m14.7 mi
Castro PeakW 270°855 m4.6 mi
Saddle PeakE 100°851 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4519:3320:10
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1216:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 10 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard554 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker472 obs
  • Mule Deer380 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard332 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay312 obs
  • Great Blue Heron303 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk278 obs
  • Western Bluebird272 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/622569103

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