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Dennis the Menace Park

Dennis the Menace Park from directly overhead

Dennis the Menace Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,737 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is McDonald's Sign, a artwork 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.95626, -118.11112

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 48
  • Group Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 10.6 mi
  • Creekside: 10.7 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 13.1 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Washout Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 11
Springs: 8
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 19.1 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 20.8 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Fern Springs: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Dennis the Menace Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilsonN 9°1,737 m18.7 mi
Occidental PeakN 5°1,736 m19.3 mi
Mount LoweN 1°1,699 m19.0 mi
Mount HarvardN 9°1,640 m18.0 mi
Rankin PeakNNE 24°1,606 m19.1 mi
Mount YaleN 9°1,451 m17.4 mi
Muir PeakN 2°1,427 m17.9 mi
Clamshell PeakNNE 21°1,338 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
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, 9 mi away.

  • Mallard130 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard129 obs
  • Western Honey Bee87 obs
  • Monarch66 obs
  • House Sparrow55 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird55 obs
  • Common Pill Woodlouse54 obs
  • Rock Pigeon51 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/446396785

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