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Garden of the Gods

Garden of the Gods, seen from above at true elevation

Garden of the Gods rises to 376 m in California. Magic Mountain stands 1,477 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoney Point, a peak 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
376 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.27338, -118.61032

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • Munch Box: 1.3 mi
  • Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 3.6 mi
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday -- Voorhees House: 4.0 mi
  • Valley Girl -- Party House: 4.8 mi
  • Encino Man -- Family House: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Mason Park: 2.0 mi
  • Jane & Bert Boeckmann Park: 2.1 mi
  • Holleigh Bernson Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Moonshine Canyon Park: 2.7 mi
  • Santa Susana Park: 3.1 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites: 50
  • Redwood Grove: 5.3 mi
  • shady grass: 6.7 mi
  • Johnson Park: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
Springs: 29
Beaches: 23
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 6
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 3.9 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 17.5 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 11.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Garden of the Gods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magic MountainENE 64°1,477 m17.9 mi
Mendenhall PeakENE 73°1,413.1 m17.7 mi
May PeakENE 62°1,203 m11.7 mi
Oat MountainN 8°1,138 m3.9 mi
Contract PointENE 68°1,108 m12.5 mi
The PinnacleENE 71°1,094 m16.1 mi
Kagel MountainENE 72°1,081 m13.5 mi
BaldyNW 319°1,029 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5716:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636772777876696256
Precip in3.43.92.40.70.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northridge CAL State, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808075

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