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San Dimas Veterans Monument at Freedom Park

San Dimas Veterans Monument at Freedom Park from directly overhead

San Dimas Veterans Monument at Freedom Park is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Freedom Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

City in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Dates from 1960.

Wikidata Q923845, matched on coordinates and name (206 m apart).

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Coordinates34.10492, -117.80746

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
Attractions
  • Fairplex Garden Railroad: 2.9 mi
  • Tongva Village: 5.4 mi
  • The "M": 12.4 mi
  • Bridge to Nowhere: 12.8 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 59
  • Santa Fe Station Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Larkin Memorial Sundial: 4.5 mi
  • School Seal: 5.6 mi
  • Diamond Bar Windmill: 7.1 mi
  • Veterans' Monument Project: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 59
Nature reserves: 51
Gardens: 50
  • Japanese Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Garden of Family Love: 3.2 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Vale of Faith Gardens: 3.4 mi
  • Koi Pond: 4.2 mi
Springs: 34
  • Big Cienega Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Fern Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Forked Spruce Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Site C: 2.6 mi
  • Site A: 2.6 mi
  • Site D: 2.6 mi
  • Site B: 2.6 mi
  • Site E: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Wolfskill Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Sturtevant Falls: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Norco Bluffs: 17.6 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of San Dimas Veterans Monument at Freedom Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioNE3,068 m15.7 mi
West BaldyNE3,044 m15.3 mi
Cucamonga PeakENE2,695 m15.1 mi
Ontario PeakNE2,640 m13.5 mi
Etiwanda PeakENE2,640 m15.9 mi
Thunder MountainNE2,613 m16.0 mi
Middle HawkinsN2,593 m15.9 mi
Bighorn PeakNE2,575 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4119:3020:07
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5416:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636671767875676054
Precip in2.94.12.11.00.20.10.00.00.01.00.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomona/fairplex, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13791835473

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