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Garvanza Park

Garvanza Park from directly overhead

Garvanza Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 191 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 0.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
191 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.11959, -118.18085

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Chicken Boy: 1.1 mi
  • Former Residence (1980-1981) of the Honorable Barack H. Obama: 2.1 mi
  • Defenders of the Union: 2.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Armenian Genocide Memorial: 2.8 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks
Picnic sites: 46
  • Sycamore Glen: 1.7 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 5.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 5.8 mi
Springs: 30
  • Not Much of a Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Yerba Buena Spring: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Beaches: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 6.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Garvanza Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNNE 17°1,879 m11.8 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE 29°1,878 m9.8 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 26°1,819 m9.8 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 23°1,807 m11.3 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 23°1,767 m9.7 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 30°1,746 m9.3 mi
Mount WilsonNE 43°1,737 m9.9 mi
Occidental PeakNE 35°1,736 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 3 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard1,827 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel1,092 obs
  • Toyon962 obs
  • White Horehound842 obs
  • coast live oak789 obs
  • Western Honey Bee769 obs
  • golden currant711 obs
  • California Towhee518 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/205690234

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