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Eagle Mine

Eagle Mine from directly overhead

Eagle Mine is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,309 m. Hot Springs Mountain stands 1,985 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Julian Jail, a historic site 0.4 miles away.

About

The story

mine in San Diego County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49409291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1309 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.08107, -116.59721
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eastwood Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 2.7 mi
  • North Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Cosmit Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Cigarette Hills: 5.3 mi
Springs
  • Rock Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Ironside Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Catfish Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Iron Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Paroli Spring: 6.2 mi
Parks: 49
  • Julian County Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jess Martin County Park: 0.6 mi
  • Frank Lane Park: 0.7 mi
  • Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Inaja Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
Artworks: 46
  • Hubbell Gateway: 1.7 mi
  • Utahraptor: 16.3 mi
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex: 16.3 mi
  • Carnotaurus / Allosaurus: 16.4 mi
  • Spinosaurus: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Warlock Mine: 1.7 mi
  • Volcan Mountain Air Beacon: 1.8 mi
  • Moteros: 8.0 mi
  • Grinding Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Grinding Rock: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
Cliffs: 11
  • Main Wall: 16.5 mi
  • Monster Rocks: 16.5 mi
  • Perpendicular Bluff: 16.6 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 18.2 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Mildred Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 9.1 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Maidenhair Falls: 13.9 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Table: 4.8 mi
  • BBQ Area: 9.9 mi
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Day Use Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • desert garden: 13.5 mi
  • Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 14.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Eagle Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hot Springs MountainN 4°1,985 m16.2 mi
Cuyamaca PeakS 183°1,979 m9.3 mi
Monument PeakSE 142°1,904 m16.6 mi
San Ysidro MountainNNE 26°1,873.6 m13.2 mi
North PeakS 173°1,826 m5.2 mi
Garnet PeakSE 143°1,800 m13.4 mi
Middle PeakS 181°1,795 m7.0 mi
Japacha PeakS 181°1,771 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:58
June solstice05:3919:2319:59
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4616:0616:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464649535867747469605245
Precip in4.75.33.91.90.80.10.20.30.41.12.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Julian CDF, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/369172274

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