Peg Leg Smith Historical Marker
Peg Leg Smith Historical Marker is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 189 m. Toro Peak stands 2,651 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in San Diego County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49540911, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 189 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Borrego Spring: 5.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 7.4 mi
- Palo Verde Spring: 7.6 mi
- Tubb Canyon Spring: 8.8 mi
- Middle Spring: 9.6 mi
- Coyote Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.9 mi
- Fonts Point: 4.6 mi
- Metate Hill: 5.3 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 7.6 mi
- Farm Workers: 4.1 mi
- Grasshopper: 4.2 mi
- Scorpion: 4.3 mi
- Shasta Ground Sloth: 4.3 mi
- Tapir: 4.3 mi
- Wildflowers (seasonal): 4.9 mi
- Desert Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Palm Grove: 7.9 mi
- Calcite Mine: 10.8 mi
- Seventeen Palms: 11.2 mi
- Borrego Springs County Park: 5.5 mi
- cactus loop trail: 11.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 15.8 mi
- Truckhaven Hills 4x4 Training Area: 16.5 mi
- Salton City Park: 19.2 mi
- San Gregorio: 5.3 mi
- Old Borego: 5.4 mi
- Bill Kenyon Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Los Puertecitos Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Harper's Cabin: 16.8 mi
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: 6.6 mi
- Sky Oaks Reserve: 19.5 mi
- Fish Traps Archeological Site: 19.6 mi
- Coral Mountain Park: 22.5 mi
- Agua Caliente County Park: 23.8 mi
- Banner: 21.3 mi
- Eastwood: 23.1 mi
- Branson City: 23.8 mi
- Coleman City: 24.7 mi
- Day Use Picnic Site: 11.8 mi
- BBQ Area: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 24.4 mi
- Perpendicular Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Mud Palisades: 20.4 mi
- Discovery Center: 12.3 mi
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 23.2 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 9.4 mi
- desert garden: 11.8 mi
- Broken Ankle Bend: 13.8 mi
- Warner Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peg Leg Smith Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toro Peak | NNW 335° | 2,651 m | 17.4 mi |
| Santa Rosa Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,455 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rabbit Peak | NNE 20° | 2,028 m | 10.1 mi |
| Peak 6582 | N 356° | 2,006 m | 11.3 mi |
| Martinez Mountain | N 351° | 2,001 m | 18.3 mi |
| Hot Springs Mountain | W 275° | 1,985 m | 16.3 mi |
| Combs Peak | WNW 291° | 1,878 m | 19.0 mi |
| San Ysidro Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,873.6 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:22 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:04 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Borrego Desert Park, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358790502
Day trips start here
- La Quinta · 26 mi
- Coachella · 28 mi
- Indian Wells · 29 mi
- Indio · 30 mi
- Palm Desert · 30 mi
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