James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve
James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,640 m. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the east, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is UC James San Jacinto Montain Reserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Natural Reserve System, University of California
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bay Tree Spring: 1.1 mi
- Cinco Poses Spring: 1.8 mi
- Peach Tree Spring: 3.0 mi
- fawn spring: 3.3 mi
- Pigeon Spring: 3.5 mi
- Black Mountain Scenic Area: 1.2 mi
- Entrance: 4.8 mi
- Idy Park: 5.7 mi
- Humber Park: 5.9 mi
- Cabazon Park: 7.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Indian Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Ranger Peak: 3.8 mi
- Castle Rocks: 3.8 mi
- Fisherman Point: 4.4 mi
- Hurkey Creek: 9.3 mi
- Palm Springs Aerial Tramway: 9.5 mi
- Archery: 10.0 mi
- Trapper Outpost: 10.0 mi
- Mountain Biking: 10.0 mi
- Alpenglow Lilac Gardens: 5.6 mi
- The Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
- California Desert Region: 13.2 mi
- Moorten Botanical Garden: 13.2 mi
- Texas Desert Region: 13.2 mi
- Idyllwild Area Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum: 11.2 mi
- San Jacinto City Museum: 11.2 mi
- Ramona Bowl Museum: 11.7 mi
- Victorian Bridal Museum: 11.9 mi
- UC James San Jacinto Montain Reserve: 0.1 mi
- Idyllwild Nature Center: 5.0 mi
- Valley Hi Oak Park: 5.5 mi
- Hidden Divide Natural Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Potrero Reserve: 11.0 mi
- mine: 3.1 mi
- Sawmill Flats: 3.2 mi
- Speed of Light Experiment: 3.9 mi
- Shiprock: 12.2 mi
- Tong wen neval: 12.5 mi
- Dinny: 7.7 mi
- Mr. Rex: 7.7 mi
- Forever Marilyn: 13.1 mi
- Isabelle: 13.2 mi
- The Rainmaker: 13.3 mi
- Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Andreas Falls: 9.7 mi
- Dry Falls: 11.8 mi
- Tahquitz Falls: 12.3 mi
- Seven Sisters Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Lake Fulmor Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Delos Bench: 21.0 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Brookside Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Wildwood Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Wildwood Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Morongo's Oasis Beach: 7.9 mi
- Moreno Beach: 23.1 mi
- Perris Beach: 24.0 mi
- Oak Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Dry Falls: 11.8 mi
- Leon: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Peak | E 86° | 3,288 m | 5.6 mi |
| Jean Peak | E 92° | 3,202 m | 5.6 mi |
| Folly Peak | E 83° | 3,195 m | 5.3 mi |
| Marion Mountain | E 100° | 3,150 m | 5.2 mi |
| Miller Peak | E 86° | 3,143 m | 5.9 mi |
| Newton Drury Peak | E 90° | 3,102 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Saint Ellen | E 99° | 3,097 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cornell Peak | E 87° | 2,928 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 57 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idyllwild Fire Dept, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1460409355
Day trips start here
- Idyllwild · 6 mi
- Banning · 10 mi
- Hemet · 13 mi
- Beaumont · 14 mi
- Palm Springs · 14 mi
- Cathedral City · 18 mi
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