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Mormon Road

Mormon Road from directly overhead

Mormon Road is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 911 m. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Crowder Canyon Bridge, a historic site 0.3 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates34.30277, -117.46595
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Peaks
  • Ralston Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Cleghorn Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Cajon Mountain Lookout: 3.2 mi
  • Cajon Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Baldy Mesa: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • Lost Lake Day Use Area: 2.1 mi
  • Kimbark Park: 5.6 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 5.9 mi
  • Glen Helen Regional Park: 7.5 mi
  • Joe Elliot Tree Memorial: 7.6 mi
Artworks
  • Ronald Reagan Mural on Berlin wall: 9.3 mi
  • CSUSB Wild Song Coyote Statue: 11.7 mi
  • COE Iron Sculpture: 11.7 mi
  • Nutcracker: 11.7 mi
  • Jack Brown Sculpture: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts: 13.0 mi
  • Guasti Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Conifer Country: 19.1 mi
  • Bay Laurels: 19.2 mi
  • Western Junipers: 19.2 mi
Springs: 48
  • Sugarpine Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Convict Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Dustin Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 8.9 mi
Museums: 47
Nature reserves: 25
Picnic sites: 22
  • Applewhite Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Cleghorn Day Use: 6.9 mi
  • Chamise: 7.6 mi
  • Serrano Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Sycamore Landing: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 19
Waterfalls: 9
  • Middleman Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Etiwanda Falls: 8.7 mi
  • San Antonio Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Hamiltair Cove Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Hamiltair community Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Burnt Mill Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Arrowhead Resort Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Village Beach: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • shooting gallery: 14.4 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 23.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 11.1 mi
  • High Desert Truck Stop: 16.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Mormon Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioW3,068 m10.3 mi
West BaldyW3,044 m10.8 mi
Pine MountainW2,942 m10.2 mi
Dawson PeakW2,917 m9.7 mi
Mount HarwoodW2,907 m9.6 mi
Telegraph PeakWSW2,713 m8.1 mi
Cucamonga PeakSW2,695 m8.8 mi
Etiwanda PeakSW2,640 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:3919:2920:06
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5316:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373642465461686761514236
Precip in4.44.91.90.80.80.11.10.30.41.21.14.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrightwood, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10099855881

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