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La Carretera Park

La Carretera Park from directly overhead

La Carretera Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 19 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Guenser Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 14 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
19 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.86159, -118.31439

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Guenser Park: 0.6 mi
  • Descanso Park: 0.8 mi
  • Gardena Village Park: 1.0 mi
  • Pueblo Park: 1.2 mi
  • Arthur Lee Johnson Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks: 55
Picnic sites: 28
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Day Camp: 4.1 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Common Grounds: 9.8 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 18
Waterfalls: 7
  • Temescal Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Washout Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 13.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Carretera Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakN 5°951.6 m24.5 mi
Saddle PeakNW 308°851 m24.6 mi
Tongva PeakN 8°803 m23.4 mi
Temescal PeakNW 321°648 m21.6 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 328°598 m21.7 mi
Eagle RockNW 319°596 m22.5 mi
Green PeakNW 319°590 m20.5 mi
Gizmo PeakNW 325°587.35 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4419:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1918:51
December solstice06:5516:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575758606365697069666157
Precip in3.03.72.20.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redondo Beach, 4 mi away.

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel288 obs
  • Mallard203 obs
  • Canada Goose163 obs
  • Monarch156 obs
  • Western Honey Bee144 obs
  • Western Gull129 obs
  • Black Phoebe125 obs
  • Fiery Skipper125 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/476883679

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