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Barnes Park

Barnes Park from directly overhead

Barnes Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 92 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Creek Nature Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 9.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
92 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.06946, -117.99976

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
  • Admiration Terrace: 4.0 mi
  • Dawn Terrace: 4.0 mi
  • Mission View Urn Gardens: 4.1 mi
  • The Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Chapel Garden: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 59
  • Group Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 4.4 mi
  • Creekside: 7.1 mi
Springs: 33
  • Big Cienega Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Fern Springs: 13.2 mi
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 15.2 mi
  • Doe Spring: 15.9 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 5.9 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Sturtevant Falls: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Barnes Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNW 335°1,878 m13.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNW 334°1,819 m13.6 mi
Mount LawlorNNW 337°1,807 m15.1 mi
Vetter MountainN 354°1,783 m15.8 mi
Mount DeceptionNNW 332°1,767 m14.0 mi
Mount MarkhamNNW 334°1,746 m12.9 mi
Mount WilsonNNW 342°1,737 m11.2 mi
Occidental PeakNNW 337°1,736 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5516:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636771757775696257
Precip in3.64.22.50.60.50.10.00.00.10.60.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gabriel Fire Dept, 6 mi away.

  • House Finch68 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard67 obs
  • Western Honey Bee52 obs
  • House Sparrow49 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird49 obs
  • Lesser Goldfinch41 obs
  • Mourning Dove35 obs
  • Arizona Mantis34 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/461763076

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