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Library Park

Library Park from directly overhead

Library Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Waterman Mountain stands 2,433 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 8.3 miles off.

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Coordinates34.14876, -118.00191

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Japanese Garden: 2.1 mi
  • APES Garden: 2.4 mi
  • APES Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Celebration Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Artworks
Picnic sites: 56
  • Arcadia Wilderness Park: 2.2 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 4.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
Springs: 42
  • Fern Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Doe Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Winston Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Hermit Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 3.2 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Sturtevant Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 11.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Library Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waterman MountainNNE 16°2,433 m13.5 mi
Twin PeaksNNE 20°2,365 m12.3 mi
Strawberry PeakNW 324°1,879 m11.5 mi
San Gabriel PeakNW 320°1,878 m8.6 mi
Triplet RocksNNE 28°1,875 m12.0 mi
Mount DisappointmentNW 319°1,819 m9.0 mi
Mount LawlorNW 325°1,807 m10.2 mi
Vetter MountainN 352°1,783 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
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, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Turkey Vulture1,285 obs
  • Mule Deer391 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker314 obs
  • Red-crowned Amazon305 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard233 obs
  • American Black Bear209 obs
  • Indian Peafowl160 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel159 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/307236294

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