- Elevation, modelled
- 402 m
- Tallest summit within 18.9 miles
- Messenger Peak1,833 m · 18.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 11026.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:10local time
- Coordinates
- 34.3757, -118.5279
Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 402 m. Messenger Peak stands 1,833 m to the east, 19 miles off. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 27 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messenger Peak | E 89° | 1,833 m | 18.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | E 96° | 1,717.5 m | 17.1 mi |
| Condor Peak | E 101° | 1,658 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Lukens | ESE 114° | 1,546.6 m | 18.1 mi |
| Condor Point | ESE 103° | 1,538.3 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount McKinley | E 99° | 1,497 m | 15.2 mi |
| Magic Mountain | E 86° | 1,477 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mendenhall Peak | E 99° | 1,413.1 m | 12.4 mi |
- 26.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Bunkhouse: 0.1 mi
- William S. Hart Ranch House: 0.1 mi
- William S. Hart Museum: 0.1 mi
- Pardee House: 0.2 mi
- Heritage Junction Historic Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Fritz' Grave: 0.1 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 3.2 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 3.2 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 3.2 mi
- Oak of the Golden Dream: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- William S. Hart Park: 0.2 mi
- Greekview Park: 0.4 mi
- H M Newhall Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Needham Ranch Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Wildwood Canyon Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Newhall Pass - Plourde: 1.4 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 1.9 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 2.0 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 2.1 mi
Gardens
- Meditation Garden: 3.2 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 3.5 mi
- Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden: 3.7 mi
- Central Park Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Butterfly Knoll: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Manzanita Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Towsley Peak: 3.9 mi
- Los Pinetos: 4.2 mi
- Mission Point: 4.4 mi
- Sand Rock Peak: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- X2: 4.9 mi
- Viper: 5.0 mi
- Revolution: 5.0 mi
- Lightning Falls: 5.0 mi
- Grand Carousel: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Communitree: 5.0 mi
- Construction UCLA: 5.8 mi
- Maps and Maping: The Firefighter's Life Line: 5.8 mi
- Canyon Dreamscape: 5.8 mi
- Dos Picos: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 47
- Picnic Area: 0.0 mi
- Wagon Tracks: 0.1 mi
- Tumbleweeds: 0.1 mi
- Paradise Picnic Pavilion: 5.2 mi
- Johnson Park: 5.2 mi
Springs: 46
- Los Pinetos Spring: 4.7 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 8.9 mi
- Barrel Spring: 11.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.3 mi
- Fascination Spring: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 3.0 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 16.0 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 19.8 mi
- Temescal Falls: 21.3 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 8
- Castle Rock Beach: 23.2 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 23.3 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 23.5 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 23.9 mi
- La Costa Beach: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 5.9 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 6.1 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mentryville: 4.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Coba Arch: 19.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Santa Clarita Valley · 2 mi
- Valencia · 2 mi
- Santa Clarita · 3 mi
- Magic Mountain · 5 mi
- Chatsworth · 9 mi
- Castaic · 10 mi
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