Calabasas Peak
Calabasas Peak rises to 657 m in California. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is LA County Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 23 miles off.
The story
Calabasas Peak is a mountain located in the Santa Monica Mountains in the city of Calabasas, California. The summit is accessible via the Calabasas Peak Motorway, a wide trail maintained by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. The Calabasas Peak Motorway is accessible from Old Topanga Canyon Road and Stunt Road trailheads, as well as an informal path on a trailhead on Mulholland Highway. The peak is the highest point in a wide ascent that runs parallel to Mulholland Highway, which is a part of the larger Santa Monica Mountains. The mountain is vegetated by dwarf forest shrubbery and chaparral plants around the mountainside and ascending trail, but is composed of large rock formations and sand at the peak. Certain wildlife and animals are a common sight around the mountain range, including deer, rattlesnakes, and coyotes. There is a bench at the peak. The mountain and trail was partially burned during the 2016 Old Fires in Calabasas, and again during the 2018 Woolsey Fire. After these fires, the mountainside vegetation and wildlife quickly returned, due to the region's natural acclimation to wildfires.
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Wikidata Q35732480, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 657 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Highlands Park: 1.3 mi
- Bonnell Park (Private): 1.5 mi
- Creekside Park: 1.7 mi
- Tanterra Homeowners Association Park: 2.4 mi
- Calabasas Open Space Park: 2.8 mi
- Saddle Peak: 2.4 mi
- Brents Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Laskey Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 4.7 mi
- McAuley Peak: 4.9 mi
- The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 2.4 mi
- M*A*S*H Filming Location: 5.4 mi
- Western Town: 6.0 mi
- Encino Man -- Family House: 6.7 mi
- Valley Girl -- Party House: 6.8 mi
- Visitor Center Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Leonis Adobe: 3.2 mi
- Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum: 5.6 mi
- Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art: 5.9 mi
- The Getty Villa: 6.9 mi
- The Secret Garden: 4.7 mi
- Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 6.3 mi
- Pierce College Farm Fields: 6.5 mi
- Arboretum and Braille Trail: 6.6 mi
- Native Shade: 6.6 mi
- Topanga Lookout Tower: 1.7 mi
- Microwave Communications Tower Ruins: 2.1 mi
- Mott Adobe Ruins: 4.2 mi
- Van Dekker House (Plaque): 6.1 mi
- Cleveland Park / Old Trapper's: 6.4 mi
- Flying Pig: 1.5 mi
- First Lights: 3.2 mi
- Great Wall of Topanga: 3.5 mi
- Pink Lady: 4.3 mi
- labyrinth: 4.9 mi
- King Gillette Ranch: 3.0 mi
- shady grass: 5.3 mi
- Redwood Grove: 6.5 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Common Grounds: 16.5 mi
- Carbon - La Costa Beach: 5.1 mi
- Carbon Beach: 5.1 mi
- La Costa Beach: 5.2 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 5.4 mi
- Ranger Steven's Beach: 6.2 mi
- LA County Open Space: 0.1 mi
- Fritz & Alma Meier Natural Use Area: 0.5 mi
- Secret Valley: 0.6 mi
- Red Rock Canyon Park: 0.7 mi
- Secret Canyon Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Spring: 4.9 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 5.0 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 9.3 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 11.6 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 12.0 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 5.0 mi
- Temescal Falls: 7.3 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 8.7 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 8.7 mi
- Paradise Falls: 16.4 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 6.2 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 13.6 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Kima Point: 17.0 mi
- Coba Arch: 10.0 mi
- Mentryville: 18.6 mi
- Spa Palace: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Calabasas Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oat Mountain | N 11° | 1,138 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sandstone Peak | W 272° | 948 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tri Peaks | W 272° | 917 m | 17.0 mi |
| Exchange Peak | W 271° | 899 m | 16.8 mi |
| Big Dome | W 273° | 888 m | 16.9 mi |
| Towsley Peak | NNE 12° | 875 m | 17.2 mi |
| Boney Mountain | W 270° | 865 m | 17.6 mi |
| Castro Peak | WSW 257° | 855 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256035 — Calabasas Peak, Los Angeles County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796553
Day trips start here
- Calabasas · 3 mi
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 3 mi
- Topanga · 3 mi
- Westside · 6 mi
- Agoura Hills · 7 mi
- Malibu · 8 mi
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