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Voorhis Ecological Reserve

Voorhis Ecological Reserve from directly overhead

Voorhis Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Ontario Peak stands 2,640 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Broken Bench Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

College of Science Biological Sciences Department operates reserve

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Getting there

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Coordinates34.05854, -117.82991

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Fairplex Garden Railroad: 4.1 mi
  • Tongva Village: 7.6 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 9.9 mi
  • The "M": 12.6 mi
  • M3 Lee: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Site A: 3.9 mi
  • Site B: 4.0 mi
  • Site D: 4.0 mi
  • Site C: 4.0 mi
  • Site E: 4.0 mi
Springs: 35
  • Big Cienega Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 8.2 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Fern Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Wolfskill Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 14.2 mi
  • Sturtevant Falls: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Norco Bluffs: 16.7 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 17.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 17.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 18.3 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 16.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Voorhis Ecological Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ontario PeakNE 45°2,640 m16.6 mi
Iron MountainNNE 23°2,419 m17.2 mi
South Mount HawkinsN 4°2,369 m17.5 mi
Sugarloaf PeakNE 41°2,091 m16.9 mi
Turtle's BeakNE 46°2,090 m14.6 mi
Greater Calamity PeakNE 53°2,068 m16.9 mi
Lookout MountainNE 34°2,036 m15.8 mi
Triplet RocksNNW 346°1,875 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4119:3020:07
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636671767875676054
Precip in2.94.12.11.00.20.10.00.00.01.00.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomona/fairplex, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1076207423

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