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Sand Rock Peak

Sand Rock Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Rock Peak rises to 744 m in California. Whiteacre Peak stands 1,536 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 29 miles off.

About

The story

Sand Rock Peak is a mountain that overlooks Newhall and the rest of Santa Clarita Valley to the northeast. The summit is at an elevation of 2,511 feet (765 m). Sand Rock Peak is part of the Santa Susana Mountains. Oat Mountain, a higher mountain, is south of Sand Rock Peak, and can be seen from there.

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Wikidata Q7415871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
744 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.36889, -118.60648

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Pico Canyon Park: 1.3 mi
  • Dr Richard H Rioux Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Park Facilities: 1.7 mi
  • Jake Kuredjian Park: 1.7 mi
  • Horse Shoes: 1.8 mi
Attractions
Museums
  • William S. Hart Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Bunkhouse: 4.5 mi
  • William S. Hart Ranch House: 4.6 mi
  • Pardee House: 4.7 mi
  • Heritage Junction Historic Park: 4.7 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Springs: 44
Picnic sites: 42
  • Johnson Park: 0.8 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Pavilion: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 12
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.6 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 23.9 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 15.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Sand Rock Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteacre PeakNW 308°1,536 m19.3 mi
Mount McKinleyE 96°1,497 m19.6 mi
Magic MountainE 86°1,477 m15.9 mi
Mendenhall PeakE 95°1,413.1 m16.8 mi
Hopper MountainWNW 297°1,381 m16.6 mi
Jupiter MountainNE 34°1,350 m19.8 mi
Whitaker PeakNNW 333°1,262 m15.8 mi
Redrock Mountain BenchmarkN 354°1,216 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3320:11
September equinox06:4318:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555559616772798077696053
Precip in4.24.42.90.80.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 249002 — Sand Rock Peak, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358792190

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