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Walnut Creek Nature Park

Walnut Creek Nature Park from directly overhead

Walnut Creek Nature Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 93 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnes Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 9.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
93 m
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Coordinates34.06308, -117.99466

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Admiration Terrace: 3.7 mi
  • Dawn Terrace: 3.7 mi
  • Mission View Urn Gardens: 3.9 mi
  • The Gardens: 3.9 mi
  • Memorial Chapel Garden: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
Picnic sites: 58
  • Group Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 4.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Creekside: 6.6 mi
Springs: 32
  • Big Cienega Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Fern Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 14.7 mi
  • Doe Spring: 16.4 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 6.4 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Sturtevant Falls: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Walnut Creek Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNW 335°1,878 m13.8 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNW 334°1,819 m14.1 mi
Mount LawlorNNW 337°1,807 m15.6 mi
Vetter MountainN 353°1,783 m16.3 mi
Mount DeceptionNNW 332°1,767 m14.6 mi
Mount MarkhamNNW 334°1,746 m13.4 mi
Mount WilsonNNW 341°1,737 m11.7 mi
Occidental PeakNNW 337°1,736 m12.9 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 °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, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard56 obs
  • House Finch54 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird47 obs
  • Western Honey Bee40 obs
  • Arizona Mantis35 obs
  • Lesser Goldfinch35 obs
  • House Sparrow33 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler32 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/486292499

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