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Rio San Gabriel Park

Rio San Gabriel Park from directly overhead

Rio San Gabriel Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,737 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilderness Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.93114, -118.10907

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 45
  • Group Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 11.0 mi
  • Creekside: 11.0 mi
  • Mother's Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Schweitzer Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Washout Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 13.8 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 13
Springs: 5
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 19.0 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 21.5 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Fern Springs: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Rio San Gabriel Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilsonN 8°1,737 m20.4 mi
Mount HarvardN 8°1,640 m19.7 mi
Rankin PeakNNE 22°1,606 m20.6 mi
Mount YaleN 8°1,451 m19.1 mi
Muir PeakN 1°1,427 m19.7 mi
Clamshell PeakNNE 19°1,338 m19.8 mi
West FujiN 0°1,121.969 m19.2 mi
Mount BlissNNE 27°1,121 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4319:3120:07
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646771757775696257
Precip in2.83.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 8 mi away.

  • Mallard124 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard84 obs
  • Rock Pigeon80 obs
  • House Sparrow69 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird58 obs
  • Western Honey Bee57 obs
  • Brown Widow56 obs
  • Mourning Dove50 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/461269407

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