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Sorensen Park

Sorensen Park from directly overhead

Sorensen Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 51 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fertile Minds aka "Books Bunny", a artwork 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
51 m

What to expect

Operated by
County of Los Angeles

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.97943, -118.06174

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Pinewood Urn Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Garden of the Innocent: 2.9 mi
  • Paegent of Roses Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Fountain Urn Gardens: 2.9 mi
  • Memorial Chapel Garden: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
Picnic sites: 50
  • Group Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 7.6 mi
  • Creekside: 7.7 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 11.1 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Washout Falls: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 8
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 16.4 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 18.8 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Fern Springs: 20.3 mi
  • Doe Spring: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 13.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Sorensen Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakN 353°1,878 m18.3 mi
Mount MarkhamN 353°1,746 m17.9 mi
Mount WilsonN 0°1,737 m16.9 mi
Occidental PeakN 356°1,736 m17.7 mi
Mount LoweN 352°1,699 m17.6 mi
Monrovia PeakNNE 18°1,649 m17.0 mi
Mount HarvardN 360°1,640 m16.2 mi
Rankin PeakNNE 17°1,606 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1818:50
December solstice06:5516:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636771757775696257
Precip in3.64.22.50.60.50.10.00.00.10.60.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gabriel Fire Dept, 8 mi away.

  • Monarch234 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard175 obs
  • Western Honey Bee167 obs
  • Arizona Mantis160 obs
  • Gray Bird Grasshopper143 obs
  • Fiery Skipper86 obs
  • Mourning Cloak76 obs
  • Black Phoebe69 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/491841020

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