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Thomas S. Burton Park

Thomas S. Burton Park from directly overhead

Thomas S. Burton Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pepperbrook Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates33.99070, -117.95121

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Gardens
  • Hummingbird & Butterfly Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Imperial Gardens: 3.8 mi
  • Mystic Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Garden of the Innocent: 4.1 mi
  • Dawn Terrace: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
  • Workman Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Whittier Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Puente Hills: 4.0 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 6.1 mi
  • West Coyote Hills: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • M3 Lee: 7.6 mi
  • M3 Lee: 7.6 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 8.4 mi
  • Pirates Dinner Adventure: 9.8 mi
  • Medieval Times: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 53
  • Creekside: 1.4 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 1.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 7.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 12.0 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Washout Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 12.8 mi
Springs: 16
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 10.3 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Fern Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Horsetrough Spring: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.7 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 21.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.1 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.6 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Thomas S. Burton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNW 334°1,878 m19.4 mi
Mount MarkhamNNW 334°1,746 m19.0 mi
Mount WilsonNNW 339°1,737 m17.3 mi
Occidental PeakNNW 336°1,736 m18.5 mi
Mount LoweNNW 332°1,699 m18.8 mi
Monrovia PeakN 356°1,649 m15.4 mi
Mount HarvardNNW 338°1,640 m16.6 mi
Rankin PeakN 355°1,606 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585961646771757775696257
Precip in2.83.01.70.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard100 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel83 obs
  • White Horehound64 obs
  • Toyon61 obs
  • California sagebrush44 obs
  • Wand Mullein44 obs
  • California Ground Squirrel44 obs
  • milk thistle39 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/469583195

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