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Recreation Park

Recreation Park from directly overhead

Recreation Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilltop Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
25 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.92077, -118.41222

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Panda: 0.9 mi
  • Cow: 0.9 mi
  • Elephant: 0.9 mi
  • Lion: 0.9 mi
  • Zebra: 0.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Gardens
Attractions
  • Santa Monica Bay: 3.3 mi
  • Kiiy: 3.4 mi
  • Gathering Place: 3.4 mi
  • Urbanscape: 3.4 mi
  • LMU: 3.6 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 28
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Common Grounds: 3.9 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Central: 6.4 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 21
Springs: 4
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 17.2 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Temescal Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 22.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Recreation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNNE 20°951.6 m21.7 mi
Saddle PeakNW 308°851 m17.7 mi
Tongva PeakNNE 25°803 m21.0 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 314°657 m19.1 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 327°648 m14.9 mi
McAuley PeakWNW 301°625 m20.6 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 338°598 m15.5 mi
Eagle RockNW 325°596 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585859616466707170676258
Precip in2.93.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Angeles Intl AP, 2 mi away.

  • Monarch144 obs
  • Garden Snail138 obs
  • Western Honey Bee110 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel106 obs
  • Giant Kelp106 obs
  • Willet103 obs
  • Western Gull102 obs
  • Garden Treasure Flower86 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/28594327

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