- Elevation, modelled
- 324 m
- Tallest summit within 14.1 miles
- Mount Gleason1,990 m · 13.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11015.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:09local time
- Coordinates
- 34.2706, -118.3681
Orcas Park is a park in California, at a modelled 324 m. Mount Gleason stands 1,990 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakeview Terrace Recreation Center, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 15 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Orcas Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gleason | NE 56° | 1,990 m | 13.1 mi |
| Messenger Peak | NE 52° | 1,833 m | 12.3 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 56° | 1,717.5 m | 9.6 mi |
| Josephine Peak | E 85° | 1,694 m | 12.3 mi |
| Condor Peak | ENE 66° | 1,658 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Lukens | E 91° | 1,546.6 m | 7.4 mi |
| Condor Point | ENE 66° | 1,538.3 m | 8.4 mi |
| Fox Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,534 m | 10.1 mi |
- 15.1 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lakeview Terrace Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Kagel Canyon Park: 1.0 mi
- Lopez Canyon Trailhead Park: 1.3 mi
- The Bluffs at Hansen Dam: 1.3 mi
- Hansen Dam Park: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Discovery Cube Science Center: 1.4 mi
- Casa de López: 4.4 mi
- Bolton Hall: 4.7 mi
- Nethercutt Museum: 6.0 mi
- Martial Arts History Museum: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
- Lake View Terrace Triangle: 1.5 mi
- KKK Cross: 1.7 mi
- Destroyed Ku Klux Klan Monument: 1.7 mi
- Griffith Ranch Historical Monument: 2.8 mi
- American Graphite Mine: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Tujunga Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Fond Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Big Tujunga Wash Open Space: 2.4 mi
- SMMC Open Space: 3.0 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Sunland Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sunland Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 3.6 mi
- Native Garden: 3.6 mi
- Welcome Garden: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Sugarloaf: 2.9 mi
- Limerock Peak: 3.3 mi
- La Tuna Peak: 3.7 mi
- Kagel Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Contract Point: 5.4 mi
Artworks
- Kima Pakoinga: 3.5 mi
- Altar: 3.6 mi
- Elephant Bush: 3.6 mi
- César Estrada Chávez: 4.0 mi
- Ritchie Valens Mural: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Convento: 5.4 mi
- Burbank Christmas Tree: 5.6 mi
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 7.4 mi
- Workaholics -- The House: 7.7 mi
- Abandoned Oil Rigs: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 54
- Wishing Tree Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Wildwood Picnic: 7.5 mi
- Stonyvale Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 9.8 mi
Springs: 35
- Fascination Spring: 3.0 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 3.1 mi
- Barrel Spring: 4.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 4.9 mi
- Yerba Buena Spring: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Trail Canyon Falls: 7.3 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 9.2 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Royal Falls: 11.9 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 9
- Palisades Beach: 19.0 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 19.2 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 19.4 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 20.1 mi
- Mother's Beach: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.1 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.5 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 10.7 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 15.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 15.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Glendale Pasadena AP, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- San Fernando Valley · 6 mi
- Burbank · 7 mi
- North Hollywood · 7 mi
- North Valley · 7 mi
- Van Nuys · 7 mi
- Glendale · 9 mi
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