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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.

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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

Historic sites
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
Nature reserves
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
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
Picnic sites: 55
  • Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Wagon Tracks: 4.5 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 4.5 mi
  • Johnson Park: 6.5 mi
Springs: 37
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: 15
Cliffs: 5
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 1.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 1.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 1.8 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 MountainE 82°1,717.5 m17.6 mi
Condor PeakE 87°1,658 m17.9 mi
Mount LukensE 100°1,546.6 m17.1 mi
Condor PointE 88°1,538.3 m17.2 mi
Mount McKinleyE 83°1,497 m15.5 mi
Magic MountainENE 66°1,477 m12.8 mi
Mendenhall PeakENE 79°1,413.1 m12.8 mi
May PeakENE 65°1,203 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358789229

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