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Central Park

Central Park from directly overhead

Central Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rascal, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.98138, -118.03454

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Parks
Gardens
  • Garden of the Innocent: 1.7 mi
  • Mystic Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Imperial Gardens: 2.0 mi
  • Pinewood Urn Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Fountain Urn Gardens: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
Picnic sites: 56
  • Group Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 6.1 mi
  • Creekside: 6.1 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 11.1 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Washout Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 9
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 14.9 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Fern Springs: 19.4 mi
  • Doe Spring: 22.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 20.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Central Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNW 349°1,878 m18.5 mi
Mount MarkhamNNW 348°1,746 m18.0 mi
Mount WilsonN 355°1,737 m16.8 mi
Occidental PeakN 351°1,736 m17.7 mi
Mount LoweNNW 347°1,699 m17.8 mi
Monrovia PeakNNE 13°1,649 m16.4 mi
Mount HarvardN 354°1,640 m16.1 mi
Rankin PeakNNE 12°1,606 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:48

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, 8 mi away.

  • Monarch224 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard180 obs
  • Arizona Mantis156 obs
  • Western Honey Bee140 obs
  • Gray Bird Grasshopper137 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel80 obs
  • Fiery Skipper73 obs
  • Southern Alligator Lizard71 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/440103909

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