Vasquez Rocks
Vasquez Rocks rises to 797 m in California. Pacifico Mountain stands 2,165 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Famous Rock, a peak 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off.
The story
natural Area Park in California, United States
Wikidata Q3554948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 797 m
How to reach it
- 25.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Famous Rock: 0.1 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Three Sisters Rock: 2.7 mi
- Table Rock: 4.8 mi
- Parker Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Vasquez Rocks Park: 0.3 mi
- Cypress Park: 4.2 mi
- Stonecrest Park: 4.6 mi
- Begonias Lane Park: 5.5 mi
- Begonias Lane Park: 5.5 mi
- BLM Open Space: 4.3 mi
- BLM Open Space: 4.5 mi
- BLM Open Space: 4.7 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 5.6 mi
- BLM Open Space: 5.9 mi
- Acton Community Presbyterian Church: 6.9 mi
- American Graphite Mine: 11.5 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 11.5 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 11.5 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 11.5 mi
- Communitree: 9.2 mi
- Dos Picos: 12.9 mi
- Canyon Dreamscape: 13.1 mi
- Construction UCLA: 13.4 mi
- Maps and Maping: The Firefighter's Life Line: 14.4 mi
- Abandoned Oil Rigs: 10.4 mi
- B-52: 15.3 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 15.3 mi
- U-2: 15.5 mi
- A-12: 15.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.4 mi
- Butterfly Knoll: 11.0 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 11.3 mi
- Central Park Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Meditation Garden: 12.5 mi
- Whisky Spring: 4.4 mi
- Fryingpan Springs: 5.4 mi
- Bear Spring: 5.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 6.0 mi
- Big Oak Spring: 6.3 mi
- North Fork Saddle: 7.7 mi
- Wildwood Picnic: 13.9 mi
- Wagon Tracks: 14.1 mi
- Tumbleweeds: 14.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center: 0.3 mi
- Placerita Canyon Nature Center: 11.3 mi
- Pardee House: 14.1 mi
- Heritage Junction Historic Park: 14.1 mi
- William S. Hart Ranch House: 14.1 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 11.9 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 12.0 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 18.3 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 18.4 mi
- Royal Falls: 18.7 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 18.3 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.7 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.8 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.0 mi
- Mentryville: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Vasquez Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifico Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,165 m | 17.6 mi |
| Granite Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,998 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Gleason | SE 133° | 1,990 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bare Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,937 m | 19.5 mi |
| Roundtop | ESE 123° | 1,908 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Hillyer | ESE 119° | 1,881 m | 19.6 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | SE 141° | 1,879 m | 17.9 mi |
| Messenger Peak | SE 137° | 1,833 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palmdale, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808851
Day trips start here
- Santa Clarita · 12 mi
- Santa Clarita Valley · 13 mi
- Palmdale · 14 mi
- Angeles National Forest · 15 mi
- Valencia · 16 mi
- Castaic · 17 mi
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