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Potrero Heights Park

Potrero Heights Park from directly overhead

Potrero Heights Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Jay Imperial Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 6.1 miles off.

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Coordinates34.04373, -118.09416

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • M3 Lee: 1.8 mi
  • M3 Lee: 1.8 mi
  • Misión San Gabriel Archángel: 3.7 mi
  • Citadel Outlets: 4.2 mi
  • Coyolxauhqui Plaza: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument: 2.4 mi
  • County of Los Angeles Fire Department Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Whittier Boulevard Arch: 4.5 mi
  • LA-14 Nike Missile Site: 4.9 mi
  • George Smith Patton, Jr.: 5.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Paegent of Roses Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Pinewood Urn Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Fountain Urn Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Chapel Garden: 4.2 mi
  • The Gardens: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 48
  • Group Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Sycamore Glen: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 7.0 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 10.6 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Ribbon Rocks Falls: 11.4 mi
Springs: 26
  • Big Cienega Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Fern Springs: 18.0 mi
  • Doe Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 7
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 15.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Potrero Heights Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakN 359°1,878 m13.8 mi
Mount DisappointmentN 357°1,819 m14.0 mi
Mount LawlorN 358°1,807 m15.7 mi
Mount DeceptionN 355°1,767 m14.2 mi
Mount MarkhamN 359°1,746 m13.3 mi
Mount WilsonN 9°1,737 m12.6 mi
Occidental PeakN 3°1,736 m13.2 mi
Mount LoweN 357°1,699 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636771757775696257
Precip in3.64.22.50.60.50.10.00.00.10.60.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gabriel Fire Dept, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel120 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard107 obs
  • Western Honey Bee96 obs
  • House Finch94 obs
  • Mallard73 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk72 obs
  • Canada Goose72 obs
  • Lesser Goldfinch64 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/61978896

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