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Dividing the Light

Dividing the Light from directly overhead

Dividing the Light is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Wall, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.10018, -117.71318

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Gardens
  • Margaret Fowler Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Scripps Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Organic Farm (West): 0.4 mi
  • Hixon Court: 0.4 mi
  • Organic Farm (East): 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Tongva Village: 0.9 mi
  • Fairplex Garden Railroad: 3.2 mi
  • Galleano Winery: 11.6 mi
  • Bridge to Nowhere: 12.8 mi
  • River Trails Park: 14.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 59
Picnic sites: 38
  • Site C: 2.0 mi
  • Site B: 2.1 mi
  • Site A: 2.1 mi
  • Site A: 3.4 mi
  • Site B: 3.9 mi
Springs: 34
  • Big Cienega Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Forked Spruce Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Wolfskill Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Etiwanda Falls: 12.4 mi
  • San Antonio Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Norco Bluffs: 13.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 13.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 13.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.3 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 10.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Dividing the Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioNNE 16°3,068 m13.6 mi
West BaldyNNE 15°3,044 m13.4 mi
Pine MountainNNE 15°2,942 m15.3 mi
Dawson PeakNNE 17°2,917 m14.7 mi
Mount HarwoodNNE 20°2,907 m13.7 mi
Telegraph PeakNNE 30°2,713 m12.9 mi
Cucamonga PeakNE 41°2,695 m11.2 mi
Ontario PeakNNE 30°2,640 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4119:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5316:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636671767875676054
Precip in2.94.12.11.00.20.10.00.00.01.00.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomona/fairplex, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/969471047

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