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Mount Wilson Observatory Museum

Mount Wilson Observatory Museum from directly overhead

Mount Wilson Observatory Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,739 m. Waterman Mountain stands 2,433 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Wilson, a peak 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 7.4 miles off.

About

The story

astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California

Dates from 1904.

Wikidata Q466863, matched on coordinates and name (159 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
20.0 m
Elevation
1738.9 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.22502, -118.05893

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
Attractions
  • Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 3.7 mi
  • Walsh Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 4.0 mi
  • Dilan's Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 4.1 mi
  • Sierra Madre Memorial Cannon: 4.4 mi
  • The "M": 5.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Vinny's Mini-World: 4.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Australian Discovery Area: 5.4 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Madagascar Spiny Forest: 5.5 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 50
Springs: 41
  • Doe Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Winston Spring: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Sturtevant Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 3.2 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Leontine Falls: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 5.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Mount Wilson Observatory Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waterman MountainNE 42°2,433 m10.4 mi
Twin PeaksNE 50°2,365 m9.8 mi
Winston PeakNE 37°2,277 m11.6 mi
Pacifico MountainN 7°2,165 m10.9 mi
Granite MountainN 356°1,998 m10.1 mi
RoundtopN 356°1,908 m8.8 mi
Mount HillyerNNE 16°1,881 m8.9 mi
Strawberry PeakNW 319°1,879 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5516:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474649525968747570625346
Precip in7.78.35.12.11.00.20.20.00.31.31.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/139855855

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