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Bristow Park

Bristow Park from directly overhead

Bristow Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 50 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bandini Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 5.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
50 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.01363, -118.16853

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Whittier Boulevard Arch: 0.6 mi
  • Mexican American All Wars Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Morin Memorial Square: 2.3 mi
  • Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument: 2.4 mi
  • County of Los Angeles Fire Department Memorial: 2.7 mi
Attractions
  • Citadel Outlets: 1.0 mi
  • Coyolxauhqui Plaza: 2.9 mi
  • North Main and Mission: 4.2 mi
  • hm157: 4.7 mi
  • James Irvine Japanese Garden: 4.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • GrowGood Urban Farm: 1.7 mi
  • Flag Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Flag Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Blue Ribbon Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Fredric Roberts Garden: 5.5 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 43
  • Group Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 8.2 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 9.8 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Springs: 15
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNE 14°1,878 m16.4 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 13°1,819 m16.5 mi
Mount DeceptionN 11°1,767 m16.6 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 14°1,746 m15.9 mi
Mount WilsonNNE 23°1,737 m15.8 mi
Occidental PeakNNE 18°1,736 m16.0 mi
Mount LoweNNE 13°1,699 m15.5 mi
Mount HarvardNNE 24°1,640 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:48

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.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Herring Gull137 obs
  • House Sparrow73 obs
  • Mallard69 obs
  • Rock Pigeon68 obs
  • House Finch66 obs
  • Iceland Gull59 obs
  • Monarch55 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird54 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/202907162

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