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Wrightwood History Museum

Wrightwood History Museum from directly overhead

Wrightwood History Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,817 m. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the south, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wrightwood Veteran’s Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

About

The story

census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California

Wikidata Q2481425, matched on coordinates and name (583 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wrightwood Community Services District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.35960, -117.63338
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wrightwood Veteran’s Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Vivian Null Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hollis M. Stewart Children’s Park: 0.1 mi
  • Piñon Hills Park: 5.5 mi
  • Phelan Community Park: 5.6 mi
Peaks
  • East Table Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Wright Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Table Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 3.9 mi
Gardens
  • Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts: 13.7 mi
  • Western Junipers: 17.4 mi
  • Conifer Country: 17.4 mi
  • Nutall's Scrub Oaks: 17.4 mi
  • Baja California: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 47
Springs: 35
  • Guffy Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Lamel Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Icy Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 33
Museums: 26
Artworks: 26
  • William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929: 14.5 mi
  • On Point: 16.8 mi
  • Madonna of the Trail: 17.5 mi
  • Intersections II: 17.5 mi
  • Pomegranate Trees: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Waterfalls: 12
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 2
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 8.1 mi
  • High Desert Truck Stop: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • shooting gallery: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Wrightwood History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioS 189°3,068 m4.9 mi
West BaldySSW 193°3,044 m5.1 mi
Pine MountainSSW 191°2,942 m3.2 mi
Dawson PeakS 182°2,917 m3.9 mi
Mount HarwoodS 180°2,907 m5.1 mi
Mount Baden-PowellW 269°2,860 m7.5 mi
Throop PeakW 266°2,779 m9.5 mi
Mount BurnhamW 270°2,740 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:4019:3020:07
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5416:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373642465461686761514236
Precip in4.44.91.90.80.80.11.10.30.41.21.14.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1171965355

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