Nature reserve · California
Wilderness Conservation Foundation
Wilderness Conservation Foundation is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 593 m. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is LA County Open Space, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wilderness Conservation Foundation
How to reach it
Coordinates34.07482, -118.82636
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- LA County Open Space: 1.3 mi
- NPS Land: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Oaks: 1.9 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.9 mi
- SMMC Open Space: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Saddle Rock: 1.4 mi
- Castro Peak: 2.5 mi
- Ballard Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Barney Knob: 3.0 mi
- Lechuza Point: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Trancas Canyon Park: 2.7 mi
- Three Springs Park: 4.1 mi
- Foxfield Park: 4.4 mi
- South Shore Hills Park: 4.8 mi
- Berniece Bennett Park: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- Malibu Sign: 3.1 mi
- Ranch House Ruins: 3.4 mi
- Old Reservoir: 3.6 mi
- Kristy's Roadhouse (Gone): 3.8 mi
- Zuma Beach Sign: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 3.7 mi
- Jim Rockford Trailer Site: 4.4 mi
- Western Town: 4.9 mi
- M*A*S*H Filming Location: 4.9 mi
- Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: 7.0 mi
Gardens
- Cactus Garden: 3.8 mi
- Gardens of the World: 7.1 mi
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden: 8.8 mi
- Kids Adventure Garden: 8.8 mi
- Las Flores Community Garden: 9.1 mi
Artworks
- Tapestry of Dreams (The Fabric of Community): 4.1 mi
- Cottonsail: 4.2 mi
- Connejo Cottontails: Westlake Elementary Wizards: 5.0 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: 5.3 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: Seasons: 5.4 mi
Museums: 57
- Wishtoyo Foundation's Chumash Discovery Village: 5.5 mi
- Visitor Center Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art: 7.2 mi
- Firefighters Museum: 7.9 mi
- Conejo Valley Art Museum: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 33
- Lechuza Beach: 3.5 mi
- Playa San Juan Leighton: 4.0 mi
- La Piedra Beach: 4.3 mi
- Encinal Beach: 4.4 mi
- Escondido Beach: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- King Gillette Ranch: 7.3 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 10.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 10.9 mi
- Wildwood Canyon: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 3.5 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 3.5 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 8.3 mi
- Paradise Falls: 10.8 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 14.8 mi
Springs: 6
- The Grotto: 6.2 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 9.6 mi
- Eagle Spring: 15.0 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 18.0 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Echo Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Kima Point: 6.7 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 7.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.6 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Wilderness Conservation Foundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Peak | WNW 297° | 948 m | 6.8 mi |
| Tri Peaks | WNW 295° | 917 m | 7.8 mi |
| Exchange Peak | WNW 292° | 899 m | 7.4 mi |
| Big Dome | WNW 297° | 887.5 m | 7.7 mi |
| Boney Mountain | WNW 288° | 865 m | 8.0 mi |
| Castro Peak | ENE 72° | 855 m | 2.5 mi |
| Saddle Peak | E 89° | 851 m | 9.8 mi |
| Simi Peak | NNE 16° | 732 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:12 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1090345520
Day trips start here
- Malibu · 5 mi
- Agoura Hills · 7 mi
- Thousand Oaks · 8 mi
- Calabasas · 12 mi
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 13 mi
- Topanga · 13 mi
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