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Glendale Central Park

Glendale Central Park from directly overhead

Glendale Central Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 161 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Peace Monument of Glendale, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 4.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
161 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.14304, -118.25387

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • The Green: 0.2 mi
  • Maryland Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
  • Harvard Mini Park: 0.5 mi
  • Glendale Heritage Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Maple Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Peaks
  • Adams Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Glendale Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Bee Rock: 2.3 mi
  • Taco Peak: 2.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 48
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Park Center: 1.8 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 2.0 mi
  • Griffith Park Old Zoo: 2.1 mi
  • Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 2.2 mi
Springs: 26
  • Goldenrod Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Beaches: 11
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 6.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Glendale Central Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNE 38°1,879 m12.3 mi
San Gabriel PeakNE 52°1,878 m11.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentNE 50°1,819 m11.1 mi
Mount LawlorNE 44°1,807 m12.3 mi
Mount DeceptionNE 47°1,767 m10.8 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 54°1,746 m11.0 mi
Mount WilsonENE 63°1,737 m12.3 mi
Occidental PeakENE 57°1,736 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565659626569747674686055
Precip in3.74.52.80.90.40.10.00.00.10.70.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 6 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard621 obs
  • Mourning Dove350 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk302 obs
  • Great Blue Heron285 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel285 obs
  • House Finch245 obs
  • Black Phoebe227 obs
  • Western Honey Bee226 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/385215055

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