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Mission Point

Mission Point, seen from above at true elevation

Mission Point rises to 832 m in California. Iron Mountain stands 1,718 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Mario A. De Campos Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 24 miles off.

About

The story

Mission Point, better known as "Mission Peak" to locals, is a spur of Oat Mountain in Los Angeles County, Southern California. At 2,771 feet (845 m) high, it is the second highest peak of the Santa Susana Mountains after Oat Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6878672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
832 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.31174, -118.53385

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Canyon Crest Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bee Canyon Park: 1.5 mi
  • Granada Hills Youth Recreation Center: 2.1 mi
  • Zelzah Park: 2.1 mi
  • Viking Park: 2.2 mi
Museums
Peaks
Attractions
  • Transformers -- Mikaela Under Bumblebee's Hood: 4.6 mi
  • Convento: 4.9 mi
  • Ralph Prator Fountain: 5.0 mi
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Truck Jump into Creek: 5.3 mi
  • Munch Box: 5.3 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Celebrating the Filming of E.T. on White Oak in 1981: 3.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Centennial Mural: 3.4 mi
  • Tiki: 4.0 mi
  • Masters Of Death: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 50
  • Wagon Tracks: 4.5 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 4.5 mi
  • Johnson Park: 6.5 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Pavilion: 8.6 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 8.9 mi
Springs: 37
Nature reserves: 18
Waterfalls: 18
  • Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 5.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Trail Canyon Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 3
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 1.7 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 21.6 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 16.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Mission Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainE1,718 m17.6 mi
Condor PeakE1,658 m17.9 mi
Mount LukensE1,547 m17.1 mi
Condor PointE1,538 m17.2 mi
Mount McKinleyE1,497 m15.5 mi
Magic MountainENE1,477 m12.8 mi
Mendenhall PeakENE1,413 m12.8 mi
May PeakENE1,203 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:10
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5716:1016:49

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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358789229

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