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Hotchkiss Park

Hotchkiss Park from directly overhead

Hotchkiss Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 26 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Amigos Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
26 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.00592, -118.48417

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • The Multicolor Brick Wall: 0.3 mi
  • Chain Reaction: 0.4 mi
  • Surfer Mural: 0.5 mi
  • Harmic Arch: 0.7 mi
  • The Crying Rock and Saint Monica: 0.7 mi
Attractions
  • Longboard Dancing Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Original Muscle Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Historic end of Route 66: 0.7 mi
  • Breakdance Showdown: 0.7 mi
  • Carousel Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 29
  • Common Grounds: 4.4 mi
  • Lake Side: 6.5 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 6.5 mi
  • Garden Grove: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Central: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 25
Springs: 10
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.1 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 10.6 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Temescal Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 17.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 17.1 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 12.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Hotchkiss Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNE 39°951.6 m18.6 mi
Castro PeakWNW 288°855 m18.1 mi
Saddle PeakWNW 297°851 m11.0 mi
Tongva PeakNE 44°803 m18.4 mi
Chatsworth PeakNNW 333°692 m19.5 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 307°657 m12.1 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 329°648 m7.8 mi
McAuley PeakWNW 289°625 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657586063656666636057
Precip in3.13.11.70.60.20.10.00.00.00.50.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Monica Pier, under a mile away.

  • Western Gull804 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel458 obs
  • Monarch405 obs
  • Western Honey Bee379 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel368 obs
  • Rock Pigeon311 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco266 obs
  • American Crow248 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/43992147

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