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Simon Bolivar Park

Simon Bolivar Park from directly overhead

Simon Bolivar Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 16 m. Jones Peak stands 1,029 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Biscailuz Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 16 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
16 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.84614, -118.15260

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Douglas statue: 1.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • LA County Sheriffs Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Douglas Park Globe: 1.3 mi
  • Fly DC Jets (historic sign): 1.5 mi
Gardens
  • community gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Community Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • drought tolerant demo garden: 2.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
  • National Guard Armory Drought Tolerant Garden: 3.4 mi
Artworks
  • statue of kids on seesaw: 1.8 mi
  • statue of boy looking up: 1.8 mi
  • painter statue: 1.8 mi
  • Child boxer statue: 1.8 mi
  • kids on swing statue: 1.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks: 56
Picnic sites: 37
  • Mother's Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Day Camp: 12.8 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 17
Waterfalls: 8
  • Schweitzer Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Washout Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 13.6 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 21.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 22.3 mi
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 22.6 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 16.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Simon Bolivar Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jones PeakNNE 14°1,029 m24.2 mi
Lookout PointNNE 14°987 m25.0 mi
Flint PeakN 353°576 m22.1 mi
Cerro NegroN 352°575 m23.8 mi
Cahuenga PeakNNW 334°553 m22.4 mi
San Juan HillE 79°543 m24.2 mi
Mount LeeNNW 334°521 m22.2 mi
Burbank PeakNNW 333°515 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
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 °F575860636669737473686257
Precip in2.93.01.60.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Beach Daugherty AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Arizona Mantis129 obs
  • Monarch117 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider92 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel75 obs
  • Gray Bird Grasshopper75 obs
  • Southern Alligator Lizard70 obs
  • Mallard58 obs
  • Western Honey Bee58 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/338912154

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