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Upper Arroyo Seco

Upper Arroyo Seco from directly overhead

Upper Arroyo Seco is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 516 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 5.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pasadena Water Department
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.22146, -118.18236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Glenola Park: 1.0 mi
  • Olberz Park: 1.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Mayor's Discovery Park: 2.1 mi
  • Glenhaven Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
Gardens
  • Food Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Marcy's Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Altadena Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Marcy's Vegetable Garden: 2.0 mi
Artworks
  • Unincorporated Mural: 2.1 mi
  • The Birds and Trees of Komitas: 3.1 mi
  • Our Community in the Foothills: 3.3 mi
  • Williamson Gallery: 3.7 mi
  • Student Gallery: 3.7 mi
Attractions
  • Enchanted Railroad: 2.1 mi
  • Dilan's Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 4.3 mi
  • Walsh Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 4.3 mi
  • Letter "H": 5.1 mi
  • Colorado Street Bridge: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 49
Springs: 39
  • Not Much of a Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Yerba Buena Spring: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 3.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Mother's Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Palisades Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Will Rogers State Beach: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Upper Arroyo Seco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNE 40°1,879 m5.6 mi
San Gabriel PeakENE 73°1,878 m5.0 mi
Mount DisappointmentENE 69°1,819 m4.7 mi
Mount LawlorNE 53°1,807 m5.6 mi
Vetter MountainENE 59°1,783 m10.2 mi
Mount DeceptionENE 64°1,767 m4.3 mi
Mount MarkhamENE 77°1,746 m4.9 mi
Mount WilsonE 89°1,737 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:09
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1265286093

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