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Saddle Rock

Saddle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Saddle Rock rises to 635 m in California. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the west-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is LA County Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49070724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
635 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.09528, -118.82981

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Three Springs Park: 2.7 mi
  • Foxfield Park: 3.1 mi
  • South Shore Hills Park: 3.4 mi
  • Berniece Bennett Park: 3.6 mi
  • Trancas Canyon Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Museums: 53
Beaches: 33
Picnic sites: 9
  • King Gillette Ranch: 7.2 mi
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 9.5 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 9.5 mi
  • Wildwood Canyon: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 4.6 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 4.6 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 14.9 mi
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Saddle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandstone PeakWNW948 m6.1 mi
Tri PeaksWNW917 m7.1 mi
Exchange PeakWNW899 m6.8 mi
Big DomeWNW888 m7.0 mi
Boney MountainW865 m7.5 mi
Castro PeakESE855 m2.6 mi
Saddle PeakE851 m10.1 mi
Rocky PeakNE797 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4519:3420:11
September equinox06:4418:2118:54
December solstice06:5816:1216:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808640

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