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Summit And Elliot Ranch

Summit And Elliot Ranch from directly overhead

Summit And Elliot Ranch is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,133 m. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cleghorn Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
SUMMIT TRAIN STATION Side 1. The station was first named in 1887. This important railroad center began its decline in 1967 and no longer exists
Getting there

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Coordinates34.32511, -117.42113
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cleghorn Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Cajon Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Cajon Mountain Lookout: 3.7 mi
  • Baldy Mesa: 4.0 mi
  • Ralston Peak: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Lost Lake Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
  • Kimbark Park: 6.2 mi
  • Pioneer Historic Marker: 6.3 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 6.4 mi
  • Malibu Park: 6.5 mi
Artworks
  • Ronald Reagan Mural on Berlin wall: 9.3 mi
  • COE Iron Sculpture: 11.4 mi
  • CSUSB Wild Song Coyote Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Nutcracker: 11.4 mi
  • Jack Brown Sculpture: 11.5 mi
Springs: 56
  • Sugarpine Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Convict Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Dustin Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts: 15.9 mi
  • Guasti Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Conifer Country: 22.1 mi
  • Bay Laurels: 22.1 mi
  • Western Junipers: 22.1 mi
Museums: 37
Picnic sites: 28
  • Cleghorn Day Use: 5.0 mi
  • Chamise: 5.4 mi
  • Applewhite Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Sycamore Landing: 6.4 mi
  • Serrano Beach: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Attractions: 12
Waterfalls: 9
  • Middleman Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Etiwanda Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Hesperia Falls: 12.2 mi
  • San Antonio Falls: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Hamiltair Cove Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Hamiltair community Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Burnt Mill Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Arrowhead Resort Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Tavern Bay Beach: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • shooting gallery: 11.9 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 23.9 mi
  • Keller Cliffs: 23.9 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 14.1 mi
  • High Desert Truck Stop: 14.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Summit And Elliot Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioW 259°3,068 m13.1 mi
West BaldyW 259°3,044 m13.5 mi
Pine MountainW 266°2,942 m12.8 mi
Dawson PeakW 263°2,917 m12.4 mi
Mount HarwoodWSW 258°2,907 m12.4 mi
Telegraph PeakWSW 247°2,713 m11.0 mi
Cucamonga PeakSW 233°2,695 m11.7 mi
Etiwanda PeakSW 232°2,640 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:3919:2920:06
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5316:0616:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485055606776818176665547
Precip in1.51.61.30.50.10.10.20.10.20.50.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hesperia 2E, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10038501645

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