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Thee Oak Tree

Thee Oak Tree from directly overhead

Thee Oak Tree is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,212 m. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mile High Ranch Road Tree, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

"The Grandest Oak" This massive tree was the site of a historic stone building, over time the building has been left to the elements and only a few walls still stand. The Grandest Oak however, has continued to grow in size and is cherished as a natural sy

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Coordinates34.00973, -116.94706
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pisgah Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Cherry Valley Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Wilshire Peak: 4.2 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Oak Glen Peak: 4.2 mi
Parks
  • Oak Glen Schoolhouse Museum and Park: 2.1 mi
  • The Wildlands Concervency: 2.1 mi
  • Bogart County Park: 2.1 mi
  • Edgar Canyon Nature Park: 3.0 mi
  • Wildwood Park: 3.3 mi
Artworks
Springs: 58
  • Limber Pine Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Trail Fork Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Manzanita Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Deer Spring: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 52
Museums: 39
Gardens: 37
  • Saint Francis Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Brother Boniface Memorial Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Fire Prevention Garden: 12.6 mi
  • LaFourcade Community Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Nature Corner: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Gilman Ranch: 5.8 mi
  • Crown Village Clock Tower: 6.5 mi
  • C-47 Crash Site: 9.7 mi
  • Champion Lodgepole Pine: 14.5 mi
  • San Bernardino de Sena Estancia: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Picnic sites: 18
Beaches: 12
Waterfalls: 7
  • Big Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 6.1 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Silverwood Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Thee Oak Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainNE3,502 m9.3 mi
Jepson PeakNE3,416 m8.7 mi
Bighorn MountainNE3,352 m9.2 mi
Dragon's HeadNE3,312 m8.7 mi
Anderson PeakNNE3,304 m8.5 mi
Charlton PeakNE3,291 m9.0 mi
Shields PeakNNE3,261 m8.9 mi
Little Charlton PeakNE3,248 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:3819:2620:03
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:5016:0516:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545558626672798076686053
Precip in2.83.02.00.90.40.10.10.10.10.50.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redlands, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6383006316

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