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Mount Wilson Trail

Mount Wilson Trail from directly overhead

Mount Wilson Trail is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Twin Peaks stands 2,365 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Jim Heasley Oak, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 5.9 miles off.

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The story

park in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49529225, matched on coordinates and name (108 m apart).

The record

What the record says

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
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Coordinates34.16954, -118.04908

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Gardens
  • Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Vinny's Mini-World: 1.1 mi
  • Australian Discovery Area: 1.6 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Madagascar Spiny Forest: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Picnic sites: 54
  • Arcadia Wilderness Park: 1.8 mi
  • Covered Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Red Box Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 7.9 mi
Springs: 41
  • Doe Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Fern Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Mayberg Waterfall: 2.1 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Sturtevant Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 8.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Mount Wilson Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksNE 35°2,365 m12.3 mi
RoundtopN 355°1,908 m12.7 mi
Mount HillyerN 9°1,881 m12.6 mi
Strawberry PeakNNW 333°1,879 m8.9 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNW 331°1,878 m5.8 mi
Triplet RocksNE 42°1,875 m12.4 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNW 329°1,819 m6.2 mi
Mount LawlorNNW 336°1,807 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

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).

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12065945475

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