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Big Bear Valley Historical Society

Big Bear Valley Historical Society from directly overhead

Big Bear Valley Historical Society is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,054 m. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Play, a attraction 1.4 miles away.

About

The story

museum in California

Dates from 1967-11.

Wikidata Q113027845, matched on coordinates and name (128 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Big Bear Valley Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates34.26475, -116.84473
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sugarloaf Park: 1.5 mi
  • The Ranch: 2.4 mi
  • Erwin Lake Park: 2.9 mi
  • Pinnacles Southeast: 3.2 mi
  • Pinnacles East: 3.3 mi
Peaks
  • Gold Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Bertha Peak: 3.4 mi
  • North Parking Lot Boulders: 3.7 mi
  • Sugarlump: 3.8 mi
  • Snow Summit: 4.1 mi
Springs
  • Saragossa Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Smart Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Jacoby Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Cactus Spring: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Snow Play: 1.4 mi
  • Ross Grave: 3.2 mi
  • Van Dusen Cabin: 3.5 mi
  • Mill: 3.5 mi
  • 4wd obstacle: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Picnic sites: 14
Beaches: 10
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 8
Artworks: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Big Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 13.1 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Silverwood Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Voodoo Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 23.0 mi
  • LaFourcade Community Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Saint Francis Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Brother Boniface Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Big Bear Valley Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainS 174°3,502 m11.5 mi
Jepson PeakS 180°3,416 m11.2 mi
Bighorn MountainS 173°3,352 m12.1 mi
Dragon's HeadS 176°3,312 m12.1 mi
Anderson PeakSSW 196°3,304 m10.1 mi
Charlton PeakS 183°3,291 m10.4 mi
Shields PeakSSW 193°3,261 m9.8 mi
Little Charlton PeakS 182°3,248 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3719:2620:03
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:5016:0416:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353539445259656459494135
Precip in4.54.42.40.80.40.10.70.80.40.81.33.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Bear Lake, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/276669293

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