Mariposa Park
Mariposa Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 709 m. Pacifico Mountain stands 2,165 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Whit Carter Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 183 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 709 m
How to reach it
183 named places within 25 miles
- The Lollipop: 8.6 mi
- Little Buttes: 10.7 mi
- Red Hill: 10.8 mi
- Rosamond Butte: 11.8 mi
- Tropico Hill: 12.4 mi
- Whit Carter Park: 0.3 mi
- American Heroes Park: 1.0 mi
- Antelope Valley Fairgrounds: 1.2 mi
- Deputy Pierre W. Bain Park/East Side Pool: 1.5 mi
- Jane Reynolds Park: 1.7 mi
- Fryingpan Springs: 13.5 mi
- Bear Spring: 13.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 14.3 mi
- Big Oak Spring: 14.7 mi
- Bean Spring: 15.1 mi
- Prime Desert Woodland Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Poppy Nature Area: 15.0 mi
- Alpine Butte Wildlife Sanctuary: 16.0 mi
- BLM Open Space: 18.1 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 18.1 mi
- F-4 Phantom II: 1.2 mi
- Former Lancaster Grammar School Auditorium: 1.3 mi
- Judy Garland Childhood Home: 1.4 mi
- The Musical Road of California: 3.2 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 8.3 mi
- Museum of Art and History: 1.2 mi
- Antelope Valley Rural Museum: 1.9 mi
- Joe Davies Heritage Airpark: 8.4 mi
- Blackbird Airpark: 8.4 mi
- Century Circle: 13.9 mi
- Aerospace Walk of Honor: 1.2 mi
- Aerospace Walk of Honor: 1.2 mi
- Tuf Quarry Mill: 14.6 mi
- Acton Community Presbyterian Church: 17.1 mi
- X1 Loading Pit: 19.7 mi
- One Desert Sky: 1.4 mi
- Astral Challenger: 4.2 mi
- Saddleback Butte picnic area: 18.4 mi
- North Fork Saddle: 23.4 mi
- Old Town Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mariposa Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifico Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,165 m | 23.8 mi |
| Granite Mountain | S 170° | 1,998 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Gleason | S 185° | 1,990 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bare Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,937 m | 23.6 mi |
| Messenger Peak | S 188° | 1,833 m | 23.3 mi |
| Peak 5881 | SSE 167° | 1,793 m | 21.4 mi |
| Burnt Peak | W 265° | 1,761 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cole Point | SSE 168° | 1,708.1 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:07 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, 4 mi away.
- Alkali Mariposa Lily11 obs
- Western Black Widow5 obs
- Mojave Rattlesnake4 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard4 obs
- Redstem Stork's-bill4 obs
- California Gull3 obs
- American Avocet3 obs
- Black Phoebe3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/209284660
Day trips start here
- Palmdale · 9 mi
- Angeles National Forest · 26 mi
- Santa Clarita · 30 mi
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