- Elevation, modelled
- 516 m
- Tallest summit within 10.6 miles
- Strawberry Peak1,879 m · 5.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 1105.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:09local time
- Coordinates
- 34.2215, -118.1824
Upper Arroyo Seco is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 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.
- Operated by
- Pasadena Water Department
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Peak | NE 40° | 1,879 m | 5.6 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | ENE 73° | 1,878 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | ENE 69° | 1,819 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NE 53° | 1,807 m | 5.6 mi |
| Vetter Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,783 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Deception | ENE 64° | 1,767 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Markham | ENE 77° | 1,746 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Wilson | E 89° | 1,737 m | 6.9 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Upper Arroyo Seco: 0.7 mi
- Gould Canyon / Lukens Connection: 1.1 mi
- Millard Canyon Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Gould Canyon Trail: 1.5 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.5 mi
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
- Center of the Universe: 1.5 mi
- Switzer Camp: 3.0 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Mt Lowe Observatory Ruins: 3.5 mi
- Echo Mountain House: 3.6 mi
Museums
- JPL Building 186 (Theodore von Kármán Museum and Auditorium): 1.6 mi
- Kidspace Children's Museum: 4.7 mi
- The Gamble House: 5.0 mi
- Pasadena Museum of History: 5.1 mi
- Norton Simon Museum of Art: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Wella's Peak: 1.6 mi
- Brown Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cerro Negro: 2.8 mi
- Hoyt Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Echo Mountain: 3.6 mi
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 Suicide Bridge: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 49
- Paul Little: 1.0 mi
- Art Center Food Garden: 3.6 mi
- Switzer Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Stonyvale Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Red Box Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
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
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 1.1 mi
- Royal Falls: 2.1 mi
- Millard Falls: 2.3 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 3.0 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 3.0 mi
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
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- La Cañada Flintridge · 2 mi
- Glendale · 5 mi
- Pasadena · 5 mi
- Angeles National Forest · 8 mi
- San Marino · 8 mi
- South Pasadena · 8 mi
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