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MacArthur Park

MacArthur Park from directly overhead

MacArthur Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 80 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is General Harrison Gray Otis, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
80 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.05909, -118.27747

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • General Harrison Gray Otis: 0.1 mi
  • White Doves: 0.1 mi
  • Msgr. Romero: 0.1 mi
  • Gintong Kasaysayan, Gintong Pamana: 0.8 mi
  • Corporate Head: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Lafayette Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
  • Hope and Peace Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lake Street Park: 0.8 mi
  • Unidad Park: 0.8 mi
  • Shatto Recreation Center: 0.9 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks
  • Maltman peak: 1.9 mi
  • Silverlake peak: 2.4 mi
  • Micheltorena peak: 2.5 mi
  • Olive Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Ronda Vista: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 46
  • Cedar Grove: 4.2 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 4.6 mi
  • Captain's Roost: 5.0 mi
  • Tom LaBonge Panorama: 5.0 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Beaches: 17
Springs: 16
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 14.5 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 22.5 mi
  • San Pedro Escarpment: 23.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 0.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of MacArthur Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNE 39°1,878 m16.3 mi
Mount DisappointmentNE 37°1,819 m16.3 mi
Mount DeceptionNE 35°1,767 m16.1 mi
Mount MarkhamNE 40°1,746 m16.0 mi
Mount WilsonNE 47°1,737 m16.8 mi
Occidental PeakNE 42°1,736 m16.4 mi
Mount LoweNE 39°1,699 m15.4 mi
Mount HarvardNE 49°1,640 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646669737574696358
Precip in3.33.62.20.70.30.10.00.00.10.60.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Downtown/usc, 3 mi away.

  • Mallard616 obs
  • American Coot514 obs
  • Canada Goose502 obs
  • Rock Pigeon469 obs
  • House Sparrow456 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron370 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle351 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk333 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/160998254

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