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Rocky Peak

Rocky Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Peak rises to 797 m in California. Hopper Mountain stands 1,381 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is MRCA Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 27 miles off.

The story

Rocky Peak, located in Rocky Peak Park, is the fourth-highest point in the Santa Susana Mountains, and overlooks the San Fernando Valley and Chatsworth, the Simi Hills, and the Simi Valley in Southern California. The peak, which is 2,715 feet (828 m) in elevation, sits on the Los Angeles County–Ventura County line.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7355955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
797 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.29186, -118.63677

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • White Oaks Park: 1.5 mi
  • Chumash Park: 2.1 mi
  • Verde Park: 2.4 mi
  • Chumash Park Natural Preserve: 2.4 mi
  • Santa Susana Park: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens
  • Botanical Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Rainforest: 7.3 mi
  • Pierce College Farm Fields: 7.9 mi
  • Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 8.1 mi
  • Australian Grass Tree: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 47
  • Johnson Park: 5.7 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 6.9 mi
  • shady grass: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
Springs: 32
Beaches: 25
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 4.7 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.3 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 18.3 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 10.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Rocky Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hopper MountainNW 315°1,381 m18.3 mi
May PeakENE 71°1,203 m12.6 mi
Oat MountainNE 38°1,138 m3.3 mi
Contract PointENE 75°1,108 m13.5 mi
The PinnacleENE 77°1,094 m17.2 mi
Kagel MountainENE 79°1,081 m14.7 mi
BaldyNW 320°1,029 m14.5 mi
Modelo PeakNW 320°990 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:4419:3320:11
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1116:49

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 248314 — Rocky Peak, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358791262

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