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Rose Hill Recreation Center

Rose Hill Recreation Center from directly overhead

Rose Hill Recreation Center is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Hill Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.0 miles off.

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Coordinates34.08545, -118.19063

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
  • Flat Point Park: 0.9 mi
  • Ernest E. Debs: 1.0 mi
  • Oneonta Knoll: 2.6 mi
  • Fiji Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Poppy Peak: 3.1 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • hm157: 1.3 mi
  • North Main and Mission: 1.7 mi
  • Coyolxauhqui Plaza: 2.2 mi
  • Secret Swing: 2.5 mi
  • The Century House: 2.9 mi
Artworks
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 1.6 mi
  • Confucius Statue: 1.8 mi
  • Golden Eagle: 1.8 mi
  • Ac Box: 1.8 mi
  • Csula Wall: 1.9 mi
Gardens
  • Milagro Allegro Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Solano Canyon Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Marion Harlow Memorial Grove: 3.0 mi
  • South Pasadena Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • FEAST: Oxy Student Garden: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 46
  • Sycamore Glen: 3.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 5.8 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 5.9 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Springs: 25
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 2
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 12.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 4.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Rose Hill Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNNE 16°1,879 m14.3 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE 26°1,878 m12.1 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 24°1,819 m12.1 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 21°1,807 m13.7 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 21°1,767 m12.1 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 27°1,746 m11.7 mi
Mount WilsonNE 38°1,737 m12.1 mi
Occidental PeakNNE 31°1,736 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Milk Snail1,407 obs
  • Southern California Walnut742 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard578 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk461 obs
  • Western Honey Bee379 obs
  • White Horehound363 obs
  • Toyon358 obs
  • House Sparrow351 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/60516488

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