Mount Washington, Los Angeles

#821 among attractions in Los Angeles

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Mount Washington is a historic neighborhood in the San Rafael Hills of Northeast Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1909, it includes the Southwest Museum, the world headquarters of the Self-Realization Fellowship, and Eldred Street, one of the three steepest streets in Los Angeles. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.9 mi²Coordinates: 34°6'2"N, 118°12'58"W

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Mount Washington – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Heritage Square Museum, Los Angeles River Center and Gardens, Lummis House, Southwest Museum.

1 miSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Heritage Square Museum, Los Angeles
26 min walk • Heritage Square Museum is a living history and open-air architecture museum located beside the Arroyo Seco Parkway in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the southern Arroyo Seco area.
1.1 miSW
Park
Los Angeles River Center and Gardens, Los Angeles
30 min walk • The Los Angeles River Center and Gardens is a public park located in Cypress Park, Los Angeles, near the confluence of the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco.
0.7 miSE
Museum, History museum
Lummis House, Los Angeles
19 min walk • Lummis House, also known as El Alisal, is a Rustic American Craftsman stone house built by Charles Fletcher Lummis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
0.6 miE
Museum, History museum, Natural history museum
Southwest Museum, Los Angeles
15 min walk • The Southwest Museum of the American Indian is a museum, library, and archive located in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, above the north-western bank of the Arroyo Seco canyon and stream.
1.2 miE
Park, Trail
Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, Los Angeles
32 min walk • Ernest E. Debs Regional Park is a large open space nature reserve and regional park in the Montecito Hills neighborhood of central-northeast Los Angeles, California. It is named after former County Supervisor Ernest E. Debs. The park is operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.
0.8 miSW
Library
Richard Henry Dana Branch, Los Angeles
20 min walk • Richard Henry Dana Branch, named after Richard Henry Dana, Jr and later known as the Cypress Park Branch, is a former branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the Cypress Park, Los Angeles, California section of Los Angeles, California.
1.4 miNE
Neo-renaissance architecture
Highland Park Masonic Temple, Los Angeles
35 min walk • The Highland Park Masonic Temple, also known as The Mason Building or The Highlands, is a historic three-story brick building on Figueroa Street in the Highland Park district of northeast Los Angeles, California.
1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Montecito Heights, Los Angeles
27 min walk • Montecito Heights is a neighborhood in the Northeast Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California. The population in 2000 was estimated at 16,768.
1 miSE
Museum, History museum, Queen Anne architecture
Hale House, Los Angeles
25 min walk • Hale House is the name of several buildings. Stephen Fowler Hale House, Eutaw, Alabama Hale House, Hoover, Alabama, listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage Hale House Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry, Connecticut, also called the Deacon Richard Hale House Dr.
1 miSE
Memorial
Montecito View House, Los Angeles
27 min walk • The Montecito View House, located at 4115 Berenice Place in Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, is a Craftsman bungalow designed by architect Lester S. Moore and built in 1909.
0.5 miSE
Memorial
Ernest and Florence Bent Halstead House and Grounds, Los Angeles
12 min walk • The Ernest and Florence Bent Halstead House is an American Craftsman style home built in 1912 in Los Angeles, California.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Mount Washington?

Nearby attractions include Ernest and Florence Bent Halstead House and Grounds, Los Angeles (12 min walk), Southwest Museum, Los Angeles (15 min walk), Ziegler Estate, Los Angeles (18 min walk), Lummis House, Los Angeles (19 min walk).

How to get to Mount Washington by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mount Washington:

Light rail

Southwest Museum • Lines: L (15 min walk)
Heritage Square • Lines: L (24 min walk)