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Echo Mountain House

Echo Mountain House from directly overhead

Echo Mountain House is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 983 m. Granite Mountain stands 1,998 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Lowe Railway Historical Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 4.8 miles off.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q5332729, matched on coordinates and name (36 m apart).

What to expect

Step-free access
No

How to reach it

Coordinates34.21116, -118.12062

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 59
Artworks
  • Unincorporated Mural: 2.4 mi
  • Williamson Gallery: 4.7 mi
  • Student Gallery: 4.7 mi
  • Lion Dogs: 5.7 mi
  • Pan: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Altadena Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Marcy's Vegetable Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Marcy's Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Bev's Vegetable Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Bev's Native Garden: 2.7 mi
Attractions
  • Walsh Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 1.4 mi
  • Dilan's Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 1.4 mi
  • Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 4.6 mi
  • Boone Sculpture Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Old Pasadena Historic District: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Picnic sites: 41
Springs: 39
  • Not Much of a Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Doe Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Deer Spring: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 3.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Mother's Beach: 25.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Echo Mountain House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite MountainNNE1,998 m11.4 mi
RoundtopNNE1,908 m10.2 mi
Mount HillyerNNE1,881 m11.3 mi
Strawberry PeakN1,879 m5.0 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE1,878 m2.5 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE1,819 m2.6 mi
Mount LawlorNNE1,807 m4.2 mi
Vetter MountainNE1,783 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474649525968747570625346
Precip in7.78.35.12.11.00.20.20.00.31.31.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/561409537

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