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McAdam Park

McAdam Park from directly overhead

McAdam Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 799 m. Mount Islip stands 2,518 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Town Community Garden, a garden 1.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 30 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
799 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.57541, -118.07792

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Old Mount Emma: 7.0 mi
  • The Lollipop: 7.1 mi
  • Mount Emma: 8.0 mi
  • Cima Mesa: 10.5 mi
  • Cole Point: 10.6 mi
Springs: 49
  • Kentucky Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Fryingpan Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Aliso Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Sheep Camp Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Bear Spring: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Attractions: 14
  • A-12: 1.9 mi
  • SR-71: 1.9 mi
  • D-21: 2.0 mi
  • U-2: 2.0 mi
  • B-52: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of McAdam Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount IslipSE 140°2,518 m20.9 mi
Mount WilliamsonSE 138°2,504 m18.9 mi
Pleasant View RidgeSE 143°2,433 m16.0 mi
Waterman MountainSSE 154°2,433 m18.4 mi
Will Thrall PeakSE 143°2,387 m16.6 mi
Twin PeaksSSE 154°2,365 m19.9 mi
Pallett MountainSE 140°2,359 m17.1 mi
Goodykoontz peakSE 142°2,304 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4119:3220:09
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice06:5616:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475055616876838276665446
Precip in1.41.81.10.40.10.00.20.00.10.40.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palmdale, 1 mi away.

  • Cooper's Hawk9 obs
  • Common Raven7 obs
  • Western Joshua Tree6 obs
  • white clover6 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel5 obs
  • House Sparrow4 obs
  • Southern Alligator Lizard4 obs
  • Desert Night Lizard4 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/213577857

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