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Hale Telescope

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Elevation, modelled
1,697 m
Tallest summit within 19.0 miles
Hot Springs Mountain1,985 m · 16.7 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:01local time
Coordinates
33.3563, -116.8649

Hale Telescope is a attraction in California, at a modelled 1,697 m. Hot Springs Mountain stands 1,985 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Palomar Observatory Visitor Center, a museum 0.2 miles away.

telescope at Palomar Observatory in California, US

Dates from 1948.

Wikidata Q2471197, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Hale Telescope. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hot Springs MountainE 100°1,985 m16.7 mi
Combs PeakE 80°1,878 m15.2 mi
High PointENE 74°1,873 m1.7 mi
South Combs PeakE 87°1,788 m15.7 mi
Iron Spring MountainNE 55°1,750 m11.8 mi
Birch HillSSE 161°1,737 m3.5 mi
Gordon PointWNW 283°1,722 m3.2 mi
Cahuilla MountainNNE 17°1,719 m15.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2718:59
June solstice05:3919:2420:01
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:4816:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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