- Elevation
- 1,739 m
- Tallest summit within 11.8 miles
- Waterman Mountain2,433 m · 10.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 1107.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:08local time
- Coordinates
- 34.2250, -118.0589
Mount Wilson Observatory Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded 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.
astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California
Dates from 1904.
Wikidata Q466863, matched on coordinates and name (159 m apart).
- Height
- 20.0 m
- Elevation
- 1738.9 m
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterman Mountain | NE 42° | 2,433 m | 10.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NE 50° | 2,365 m | 9.8 mi |
| Winston Peak | NE 37° | 2,277 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pacifico Mountain | N 7° | 2,165 m | 10.9 mi |
| Granite Mountain | N 356° | 1,998 m | 10.1 mi |
| Roundtop | N 356° | 1,908 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Hillyer | NNE 16° | 1,881 m | 8.9 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | NW 319° | 1,879 m | 5.3 mi |
- 7.4 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Wilson: 0.2 mi
- Mount Harvard: 0.8 mi
- Mount Yale: 1.4 mi
- Occidental Peak: 1.6 mi
- Mount Zion: 1.9 mi
- Cabin ruins: 2.8 mi
- Ye Alpine Tavern: 2.9 mi
- Resevoir: 3.6 mi
- Echo Mountain House: 3.7 mi
- Mount Lowe Railway Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- 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
- Lizzies Trail Inn: 3.9 mi
- Richardson House: 3.9 mi
- Gilb Museum Of Arcadia Heritage: 6.5 mi
- Monrovia Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- JPL Building 186 (Theodore von Kármán Museum and Auditorium): 6.9 mi
- 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
- Spa Palace: 16.7 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 23.5 mi
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Monrovia · 6 mi
- Pasadena · 6 mi
- Arcadia · 7 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 8 mi
- San Marino · 8 mi
- Angeles National Forest · 9 mi
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