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Whittier Narrows Nature Center

Whittier Narrows Nature Center from directly overhead

Whittier Narrows Nature Center is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 70 m. San Gabriel Peak stands 1,878 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 8.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
70 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Los Angeles County

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.03487, -118.04507

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Paegent of Roses Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Memorial Chapel Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Fountain Urn Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Mission View Urn Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • The Gardens: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • M3 Lee: 1.5 mi
  • M3 Lee: 1.5 mi
  • Misión San Gabriel Archángel: 5.5 mi
  • Citadel Outlets: 6.4 mi
  • Reid-Baldwin Adobe: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
Picnic sites: 58
  • Group Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Creekside: 7.5 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 7.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 7.9 mi
Springs: 29
  • Big Cienega Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 16.4 mi
  • Fern Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Doe Spring: 18.5 mi
  • McDermont Spring: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 7.3 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 11.6 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 6
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 16.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Whittier Narrows Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gabriel PeakNNW 348°1,878 m14.7 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNW 347°1,819 m15.0 mi
Mount DeceptionNNW 345°1,767 m15.3 mi
Mount MarkhamNNW 348°1,746 m14.3 mi
Mount WilsonN 356°1,737 m13.1 mi
Occidental PeakN 351°1,736 m14.0 mi
Mount LoweNNW 346°1,699 m14.0 mi
Monrovia PeakNNE 19°1,649 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard463 obs
  • Canada Goose450 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel423 obs
  • Common Gallinule384 obs
  • Great Blue Heron299 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle285 obs
  • American Coot247 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk247 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/358826285

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