Texas Canyon Open Space
Texas Canyon Open Space is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 586 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cruzan Mesa, a peak 1.8 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cruzan Mesa: 1.8 mi
- Table Rock: 4.2 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Vasquez Rocks: 7.3 mi
- Famous Rock: 7.5 mi
- Canyon Country Little League: 2.6 mi
- Plum Canyon Park: 3.1 mi
- Strata Community Center: 3.1 mi
- Sunset Park: 3.2 mi
- Strata Pickleball Courts: 3.2 mi
- Haskell Canyon Open Space: 3.4 mi
- BLM Open Space: 3.4 mi
- BLM Open Space: 3.5 mi
- Santa Clarita City Open Space: 4.7 mi
- Stevenson Family Open Space: 6.1 mi
- Dry Canyon Reservoir water outlet structure: 4.6 mi
- St. Francis Dam: 5.6 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 7.7 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 7.7 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 7.7 mi
- Communitree: 4.9 mi
- Maps and Maping: The Firefighter's Life Line: 7.2 mi
- Canyon Dreamscape: 11.0 mi
- Construction UCLA: 11.2 mi
- Dos Picos: 11.8 mi
- Abandoned Oil Rigs: 7.9 mi
- Black Snake Summit: 9.4 mi
- Bonzai Pipelines: 9.4 mi
- Taboo Tower: 9.4 mi
- Tornado: 9.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
- Butterfly Knoll: 4.9 mi
- Central Park Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Meditation Garden: 6.2 mi
- Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden: 7.2 mi
- Whisky Spring: 4.6 mi
- Artesian Spring: 7.3 mi
- Plum Spring: 7.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 7.6 mi
- Aqueduct Spring: 7.8 mi
- Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center: 7.1 mi
- Placerita Canyon Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- Pardee House: 8.9 mi
- William S. Hart Ranch House: 8.9 mi
- Heritage Junction Historic Park: 8.9 mi
- Tumbleweeds: 8.9 mi
- Wagon Tracks: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Sharon's Rest: 9.2 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 8.3 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 15.8 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 22.9 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 23.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.8 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 14.8 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 22.9 mi
- Mentryville: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Texas Canyon Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gleason | ESE 116° | 1,990 m | 17.1 mi |
| Messenger Peak | ESE 117° | 1,833 m | 15.9 mi |
| Burnt Peak | NNW 331° | 1,761 m | 15.4 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SE 128° | 1,717.5 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,672 m | 15.7 mi |
| Little Burnt Peak | NNW 332° | 1,660 m | 15.8 mi |
| Condor Peak | SE 131° | 1,658 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,577 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
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 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1337265013
Day trips start here
- Santa Clarita · 6 mi
- Santa Clarita Valley · 8 mi
- Castaic · 10 mi
- Magic Mountain · 10 mi
- Valencia · 10 mi
- North Valley · 17 mi
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