Imperial Highway Monument
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
117 named places within 25 miles
- Red Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mine: 3.4 mi
- Piedras Grandes: 4.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.1 mi
- 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
- wrecked train cars: 5.9 mi
- Stage Station Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
- The Desert Sand Bar: 8.6 mi
- Passenger Cars: 8.8 mi
- Desert View Tower: 9.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Dry Falls: 5.6 mi
- Kitchen Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
- Cottonwood Creek: 22.6 mi
- Imperial Valley Desert Museum: 7.2 mi
- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum: 24.4 mi
- Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store Museum: 24.9 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Yuha Geoglyph: 12.7 mi
- geoglyph: 12.9 mi
- Agua Caliente County Park: 16.2 mi
- Aztec Woods: 19.3 mi
- Mud Palisades: 16.9 mi
- Buckman Springs Rest Area: 22.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Peak | WNW 291° | 1,904 m | 19.7 mi |
| Wooded Hill | WNW 282° | 1,894 m | 20.0 mi |
| Stephenson Peak | WNW 288° | 1,889 m | 19.0 mi |
| Piñon Point | WNW 287° | 1,832 m | 19.1 mi |
| Garnet Peak | WNW 295° | 1,800 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sheephead Mountain | W 276° | 1,792 m | 21.1 mi |
| Garnet Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,731 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,722 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:20 | 19:56 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Tijuana).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Laguna #3, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358786295
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