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Lazy J Ranch Park

Lazy J Ranch Park from directly overhead

Lazy J Ranch Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 282 m. May Peak stands 1,203 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Girl -- Party House, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
282 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.21320, -118.64538

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Valley Girl -- Party House: 0.2 mi
  • Encino Man -- Family House: 0.4 mi
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 0.9 mi
  • Munch Box: 4.0 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 6.8 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Castle Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Chatsworth Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Laskey Mesa: 3.3 mi
  • Dean's Point: 3.9 mi
  • Red Barn Hill: 4.0 mi
Artworks
  • Flying Pig: 1.8 mi
  • Stone Woman Face: 2.0 mi
  • LA River - Valley Biome: 3.0 mi
  • LA River - Connect the Valley: 3.0 mi
  • Streams Meet - Become the River: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • The Secret Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Pierce College Farm Fields: 4.0 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 4.1 mi
  • Channel Islands: 4.4 mi
  • Australian Grass Tree: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 48
Beaches: 27
Springs: 17
Waterfalls: 8
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 14.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 14.1 mi
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 7.8 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 12.9 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 17.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Lazy J Ranch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
May PeakNE 52°1,203 m15.6 mi
Oat MountainNNE 18°1,138 m8.4 mi
Contract PointENE 57°1,108 m16.2 mi
Kagel MountainENE 61°1,081 m17.0 mi
Sandstone PeakWSW 249°948 m17.6 mi
Towsley PeakNNE 17°875 m10.3 mi
Castro PeakSW 222°855 m11.9 mi
Saddle PeakS 183°851 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 5 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard159 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk67 obs
  • southern coastal bushmallow65 obs
  • Western Honey Bee61 obs
  • Coyote55 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel50 obs
  • Southern Alligator Lizard49 obs
  • laurel sumac48 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/140287053

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