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Ventura River Preserve

Ventura River Preserve from directly overhead

Ventura River Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Reyes Peak stands 2,284 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Lion Mural, a artwork 1.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.44335, -119.30378
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Krotona Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Magic Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 4.2 mi
  • Black Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Nordhoff Peak: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • Meiners Oaks Park: 1.8 mi
  • Feraud Park: 2.2 mi
  • Weinberger Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Camp Comfort Park: 2.8 mi
  • Camp Comfort County Park: 2.8 mi
Museums: 43
Artworks: 34
  • Golden Lion Mural: 1.4 mi
  • Mermaid with Bike: 1.4 mi
  • Water Conservation Mural: 1.6 mi
  • Ventura V: 11.0 mi
  • China Alley Memorial: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 27
Attractions: 26
Historic sites: 24
  • Mission Cross: 11.0 mi
  • Junipero Serra: 11.0 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 11.2 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 11.2 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 11.2 mi
Springs: 23
  • Hot Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Bellyache Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Wilsie Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Chorro Spring: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Gardens: 19
Waterfalls: 8
  • 33 Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Rose Valley Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 14.2 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 14.3 mi
  • White Swift Falls: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Area 2: 6.0 mi
  • Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 9.4 mi
  • Area 4: 14.5 mi
  • Harriet Miller Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
  • Red Rock Picnic Site: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Ventura River Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reyes PeakN 6°2,284 m13.0 mi
Haddock MountainNNE 16°2,265 m13.0 mi
Peak 7047NE 55°2,148 m23.6 mi
Thorn PointNE 42°2,092 m15.1 mi
McDonald PeakENE 57°2,090 m24.5 mi
Hines PeakENE 70°2,041 m13.8 mi
San Rafael PeakNE 54°2,022 m21.3 mi
San Guillermo MountainNNE 27°2,007 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:09
June solstice05:4619:3620:14
September equinox06:4618:2218:55
December solstice07:0116:1316:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505154586266727270635549
Precip in5.15.23.41.10.50.10.10.00.10.81.32.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ojai, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/398966291

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