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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.

About

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

Museums
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
Attractions
Artworks: 55
Gardens: 54
  • Vinny's Mini-World: 1.1 mi
  • Australian Discovery Area: 1.6 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Madagascar Spiny Forest: 1.7 mi
  • Henry C. Soto Water Conservation Garden: 1.7 mi
Picnic sites: 45
  • 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
Nature reserves: 44
Springs: 40
  • 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 PeaksNE2,365 m12.3 mi
RoundtopN1,908 m12.7 mi
Mount HillyerN1,881 m12.6 mi
Strawberry PeakNNW1,879 m8.9 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNW1,878 m5.8 mi
Triplet RocksNE1,875 m12.4 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNW1,819 m6.2 mi
Mount LawlorNNW1,807 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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