- Elevation, modelled
- 824 m
- Tallest summit within 10.8 miles
- Mount Gleason1,990 m · 9.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 1107.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:09local time
- Coordinates
- 34.2468, -118.1925
Upper Arroyo Seco is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 824 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 7.4 miles off.
- Operated by
- Pasadena Water Department
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Upper Arroyo Seco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gleason | N 5° | 1,990 m | 9.0 mi |
| Roundtop | NE 44° | 1,908 m | 10.2 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | ENE 58° | 1,879 m | 4.8 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | E 93° | 1,878 m | 5.4 mi |
| Messenger Peak | N 358° | 1,833 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | E 90° | 1,819 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | ENE 72° | 1,807 m | 5.3 mi |
| Vetter Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,783 m | 10.0 mi |
- 7.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Upper Arroyo Seco: 1.1 mi
- Gould Canyon / Lukens Connection: 1.5 mi
- Winery Canyon Open Space: 1.6 mi
- La Cañada Irrigation District Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Upper Arroyo Seco: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Wella's Peak: 1.4 mi
- Hoyt Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Brown Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mount Lukens: 3.1 mi
- Josephine Peak: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Glenola Park: 2.0 mi
- Two Strike Park: 2.7 mi
- Crescenta Commons: 2.7 mi
- Mayor's Discovery Park: 2.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Switzer Camp: 2.3 mi
- Sylias Hoyt Homestead: 2.4 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Center of the Universe: 3.3 mi
- Tuna Canyon Detention Station: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- The Redoubt: 2.7 mi
- Our Community in the Foothills: 3.1 mi
- The Birds and Trees of Komitas: 3.6 mi
- Unincorporated Mural: 3.9 mi
- Williamson Gallery: 5.4 mi
Gardens
- Wedding Gate: 3.3 mi
- Children's Maze: 3.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.3 mi
- Natures Table: 3.3 mi
- Center Circle: 3.3 mi
Attractions
- Enchanted Railroad: 3.3 mi
- Dilan's Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 5.8 mi
- Walsh Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 5.8 mi
- Letter "H": 5.9 mi
- Colorado Suicide Bridge: 7.2 mi
Museums
- JPL Building 186 (Theodore von Kármán Museum and Auditorium): 3.5 mi
- Bolton Hall: 5.5 mi
- Kidspace Children's Museum: 6.5 mi
- The Gamble House: 6.8 mi
- Pasadena Museum of History: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 47
- Paul Little: 1.0 mi
- Switzer Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Stonyvale Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Wildwood Picnic: 4.3 mi
- Red Box Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
Springs: 43
- Not Much of a Spring: 5.1 mi
- Silk Tassel Spring: 5.2 mi
- Yerba Buena Spring: 7.9 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 7.9 mi
- Fascination Spring: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 0.9 mi
- Royal Falls: 1.7 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 2.3 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 2.4 mi
- Millard Falls: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 2.3 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.3 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.6 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Mother's Beach: 23.8 mi
- Palisades Beach: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 13.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 7 mi away.
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