Mount Wilson Trail

historic site

Built
1959
Inscription
MOUNT WILSON TRAIL|MADE IN 1864 BY BENJAMIN (DON BENITO) WILSON,|TO BRING DOWN TIMBER FOR HIS RANCH, UP THIS|TRAIL PACK BURROS CARRIED TELESCOPE AND|MATERIALS FOR THE FIRST MT. WILSON OBSERVATORY,|ESTABLISHED BY HARVARD COLLEGE IN 1889,|ORCHARD CAMP (THE

Overlooks nearby

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5516:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

34.16954, -118.04908

Elevation 299 m (modelled from terrain)

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