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Highland Oaks Park

Highland Oaks Park from directly overhead

Highland Oaks Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Twin Peaks stands 2,365 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Anita Habitat Mitigation Project, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 6.8 miles off.

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Coordinates34.15957, -118.02954

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Australian Discovery Area: 1.6 mi
  • Celebration Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Henry C. Soto Water Conservation Garden: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Picnic sites: 56
  • Arcadia Wilderness Park: 1.3 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 6.6 mi
  • Red Box Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
Springs: 41
  • Doe Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Fern Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 2.0 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Sturtevant Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 9.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Highland Oaks Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksNNE 29°2,365 m12.3 mi
Mount HillyerN 4°1,881 m13.1 mi
Strawberry PeakNNW 329°1,879 m10.0 mi
San Gabriel PeakNW 326°1,878 m7.0 mi
Triplet RocksNE 36°1,875 m12.2 mi
Mount DisappointmentNW 324°1,819 m7.4 mi
Mount LawlorNNW 331°1,807 m8.8 mi
Vetter MountainN 0°1,783 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5516:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474649525968747570625346
Precip in7.78.35.12.11.00.20.20.00.31.31.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Turkey Vulture1,265 obs
  • Indian Peafowl1,155 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard553 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel406 obs
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul369 obs
  • Red-crowned Amazon343 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker333 obs
  • Mule Deer317 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/747495185

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