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Warlock Mine

Warlock Mine from directly overhead

Warlock Mine is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,044 m. Hot Springs Mountain stands 1,985 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Banner, a ghost town 1.4 miles away.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49457563, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
1044 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.07635, -116.56773

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Inspiration Point: 1.8 mi
  • Eastwood Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Cigarette Hills: 3.6 mi
  • Cigarette Hills: 3.9 mi
  • North Peak: 4.9 mi
Springs
  • Rock Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Ironside Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Catfish Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Paroli Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Iron Spring: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 46
  • Hubbell Gateway: 2.7 mi
  • Utahraptor: 15.0 mi
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex: 15.1 mi
  • Carnotaurus / Allosaurus: 15.1 mi
  • Spinosaurus: 15.3 mi
Parks: 41
  • Jess Martin County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Julian County Park: 2.0 mi
  • Frank Lane Park: 2.4 mi
  • Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Inaja Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Eagle Mine: 1.7 mi
  • Volcan Mountain Air Beacon: 1.9 mi
  • Grinding Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Grinding Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Moteros: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 18
Cliffs: 11
  • Perpendicular Bluff: 15.1 mi
  • Main Wall: 16.5 mi
  • Monster Rocks: 16.5 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 19.2 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Mildred Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 10.0 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Maidenhair Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Table: 6.4 mi
  • BBQ Area: 8.1 mi
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Day Use Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
  • desert garden: 11.9 mi
  • Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 15.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hot Springs MountainN 358°1,985 m16.5 mi
Cuyamaca PeakSSW 194°1,979 m9.2 mi
Monument PeakSE 146°1,904 m15.3 mi
Stephenson PeakSSE 147°1,889 m16.4 mi
San Ysidro MountainNNE 18°1,873.6 m12.9 mi
Piñon PointSSE 149°1,832 m16.7 mi
North PeakSSW 192°1,826 m4.9 mi
Garnet PeakSSE 149°1,800 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:58
June solstice05:3919:2319:59
September equinox06:3518:1218:44
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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/584763995

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