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Imperial Highway Monument

Imperial Highway Monument from directly overhead

Imperial Highway Monument is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 278 m. Monument Peak stands 1,904 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49504612, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
278 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.78961, -116.10332

117 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
  • Red Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mine: 3.4 mi
  • Piedras Grandes: 4.6 mi
  • Indian Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.1 mi
Springs: 26
  • Dos Cabezas Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Hayden Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Mountain Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Diablo Seep: 8.0 mi
  • Redondo Spring: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
Parks: 10
  • Ocotillo Community Park: 5.7 mi
  • John Estevane Park: 6.7 mi
  • Mountain Springs County Park: 7.9 mi
  • In-Ko-Pah County Park: 9.7 mi
  • Jacumba Community Park: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Coyote's Flying Saucer Retrieval and Repair Service: 9.2 mi
  • "Hollywood & Vine" Street Sign: 10.0 mi
  • Crucifixion thorn: 14.9 mi
  • Pictograph Trailhead: 21.8 mi
  • Mortero Trailhead: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Dry Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Kitchen Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Creek: 22.6 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Yuha Geoglyph: 12.7 mi
  • geoglyph: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Imperial Highway Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monument PeakWNW 291°1,904 m19.7 mi
Wooded HillWNW 282°1,894 m20.0 mi
Stephenson PeakWNW 288°1,889 m19.0 mi
Piñon PointWNW 287°1,832 m19.1 mi
Garnet PeakWNW 295°1,800 m22.7 mi
Sheephead MountainW 276°1,792 m21.1 mi
Garnet MountainWNW 295°1,731 m24.7 mi
Pine MountainWNW 292°1,722 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2418:56
June solstice05:3819:2019:56
September equinox06:3318:1018:43
December solstice06:4416:0516:43

Local time (America/Tijuana).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424245515765717065564742
Precip in2.74.82.60.90.40.10.70.50.50.71.42.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Laguna #3, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358786295

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