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Sycamore Grove Park

Sycamore Grove Park from directly overhead

Sycamore Grove Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 131 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Southwest Museum of the American Indian, a museum 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
131 m

What to expect

Operated by
LA Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.09920, -118.20401

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Milagro Allegro Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • FEAST: Oxy Student Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Solano Canyon Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Marion Harlow Memorial Grove: 2.3 mi
  • South Pasadena Community Garden: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • hm157: 1.8 mi
  • Secret Swing: 2.0 mi
  • North Main and Mission: 2.3 mi
  • The Century House: 2.9 mi
  • Seven Star Cavern Wishing Well: 3.0 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 45
  • Sycamore Glen: 1.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 4.7 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 4.8 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 5.0 mi
Springs: 26
  • Goldenrod Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 11.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 4.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Sycamore Grove Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNNE 21°1,879 m13.6 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE 31°1,878 m11.6 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 29°1,819 m11.6 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 26°1,807 m13.2 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 26°1,767 m11.5 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 32°1,746 m11.2 mi
Mount WilsonNE 43°1,737 m11.9 mi
Occidental PeakNE 36°1,736 m11.6 mi

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.

  • Milk Snail1,281 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard770 obs
  • Southern California Walnut727 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk529 obs
  • Toyon395 obs
  • White Horehound356 obs
  • Western Honey Bee345 obs
  • Coyote327 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/205692783

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