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Tom & Giselle Hennesy Nature Preserve

Tom & Giselle Hennesy Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Tom & Giselle Hennesy Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountains Restoration Trust Land, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.04799, -118.63937

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Vista Point (Courtesy of Caltrans): 1.9 mi
  • Dolphin View: 2.0 mi
  • Legacy Park: 2.9 mi
  • Bonnell Park (Private): 4.0 mi
  • Santa Ynez Canyon Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 3.6 mi
  • M*A*S*H Filming Location: 6.9 mi
  • Case Study House #9: 7.0 mi
  • Maison Johnny Halliday: 7.4 mi
  • Western Town: 8.2 mi
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 4.2 mi
  • East Garden: 4.3 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Cactus Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Lower Terrace Sculpture Garden: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 33
Beaches: 28
Springs: 9
  • Eagle Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 11.1 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 8.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 8.1 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 3.8 mi
  • Kima Point: 17.0 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 17.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 13.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Tom & Giselle Hennesy Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainN 6°1,138 m19.6 mi
Sandstone PeakWNW 287°948 m17.5 mi
Tri PeaksWNW 286°917 m18.5 mi
Exchange PeakWNW 285°899 m18.1 mi
Big DomeWNW 287°887.5 m18.4 mi
Boney MountainWNW 284°865 m18.9 mi
Castro PeakWNW 287°855 m8.8 mi
Saddle PeakNNW 337°851 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657586063656666636057
Precip in3.13.11.70.60.20.10.00.00.00.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1064411197

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