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Sand Dune Park

Sand Dune Park from directly overhead

Sand Dune Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Verdugo Peak stands 952 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bruce’s Beach, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 15 miles off.

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Coordinates33.89872, -118.41297

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
Picnic sites: 28
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Day Camp: 5.3 mi
  • Common Grounds: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Central: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 4
  • Temescal Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 23.3 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Sand Dune Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Verdugo PeakNNE 19°951.6 m23.1 mi
Saddle PeakNW 312°851 m18.6 mi
Tongva PeakNNE 23°803 m22.4 mi
Calabasas PeakNW 317°657 m20.1 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 330°648 m16.2 mi
McAuley PeakNW 304°625 m21.4 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 340°598 m16.9 mi
Eagle RockNNW 328°596 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3220:09
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch261 obs
  • Mallard236 obs
  • Western Gull208 obs
  • Canada Goose207 obs
  • Garden Snail196 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel166 obs
  • Willet153 obs
  • Marbled Godwit150 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/65063581

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