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Plaza Blanca

Plaza Blanca from directly overhead

Plaza Blanca is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 194 m. Temescal Peak stands 648 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Zumaya Canyon, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
194 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.77691, -118.40490

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Village Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Pollination Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Desert Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Garden of the Senses: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 28
Beaches: 19
Picnic sites: 13
  • Day Camp: 4.0 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Common Grounds: 13.8 mi
  • Picnic Central: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Temescal Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plaza Blanca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Temescal PeakNNW 339°648 m24.0 mi
Eagle RockNNW 337°596 m24.7 mi
Green PeakNNW 339°590 m22.9 mi
Silver PeakSSW 203°550 m23.8 mi
Goat Peak (High Point)NNW 340°527 m21.7 mi
Mount HollywoodNNE 14°492 m25.0 mi
Briar SummitN 5°454 m24.2 mi
San Pedro HillESE 118°449 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5516:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616466697070666156
Precip in3.43.72.00.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrance AP, 4 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard260 obs
  • lemonade berry184 obs
  • Garden Snail136 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab117 obs
  • Sunburst Anemone108 obs
  • California brittlebush93 obs
  • California Seahare88 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk87 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/487029439

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