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Highlands Park

Highlands Park from directly overhead

Highlands Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Tree Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 3.8 miles off.

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Coordinates34.05818, -118.15379

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • County of Los Angeles Fire Department Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Morin Memorial Square: 2.5 mi
  • Mexican American All Wars Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Whittier Boulevard Arch: 2.6 mi
Attractions
  • Coyolxauhqui Plaza: 1.4 mi
  • North Main and Mission: 3.1 mi
  • hm157: 3.3 mi
  • Citadel Outlets: 3.5 mi
  • Misión San Gabriel Archángel: 3.8 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
  • South Pasadena Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Milagro Allegro Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Front Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Southwest Loop Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Southeast Loop Garden: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 44
  • Sycamore Glen: 5.7 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 25
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 9
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 13.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Highlands Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNE 14°1,878 m13.2 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 12°1,819 m13.3 mi
Mount LawlorN 11°1,807 m15.0 mi
Mount DeceptionN 10°1,767 m13.4 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 14°1,746 m12.7 mi
Mount WilsonNNE 25°1,737 m12.6 mi
Occidental PeakNNE 18°1,736 m12.9 mi
Mount LoweNNE 13°1,699 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • House Sparrow454 obs
  • Western Honey Bee322 obs
  • Brewer's Blackbird268 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard241 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel143 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary128 obs
  • American Crow126 obs
  • House Finch121 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/61423753

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