Anderson Peak
Anderson Peak rises to 3,304 m in California. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the east-southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Trail Fork Springs, a spring 0.4 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Anderson Peak is a mountain on the Mount San Gorgonio crestline in Southern California's San Gorgonio Wilderness, which is part of the San Bernardino National Forest. It is 3.2 miles (5.1 km) from Jepson Peak. Although not above the tree line, snow tends to cover the crest from early winter until late spring.
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Wikidata Q4754146, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,304 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Shields Peak: 0.8 mi
- San Bernardino East Peak: 0.9 mi
- San Bernardino Peak: 1.6 mi
- Charlton Peak: 2.4 mi
- Dobbs Peak: 2.7 mi
- Barton Flats Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Lakeview Field: 2.9 mi
- Jenks Lake Junction Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Oak Glen Schoolhouse Museum and Park: 6.4 mi
- The Wildlands Concervency: 6.5 mi
- Trail Fork Springs: 0.4 mi
- Jackstraw Spring: 1.2 mi
- High Meadow Springs: 1.6 mi
- Limber Pine Spring: 2.0 mi
- San Y Ca Spring: 2.2 mi
- Oak Glen School House Museum: 6.3 mi
- Mousley Museum of Natural History: 9.7 mi
- Big Bear Valley Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Edward Dean Museum of Decorative Arts: 10.9 mi
- C-47 Crash Site: 4.8 mi
- Champion Lodgepole Pine: 7.9 mi
- Gold Rush Mining Company Adventures: 8.2 mi
- Time Bandit Pirate Ship: 8.8 mi
- Snow Play: 9.5 mi
- Bluff Lake Reserve: 7.8 mi
- Sawmill Pebble Plain: 8.6 mi
- Sand to Snow National Monument: 11.1 mi
- nature corridor: 13.0 mi
- Herngt Aki Reserve: 15.0 mi
- Thurman Flats Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Aspen Glen Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Green Spot Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Meadows Edge Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Juniper Point Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Henry Washington Survey Marker: 2.1 mi
- Thee Oak Tree: 8.5 mi
- Mile High Ranch Road Tree: 8.5 mi
- Pigmy Cabin: 12.3 mi
- Eden Hot Springs: 18.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 8.5 mi
- Morongo's Oasis Beach: 15.0 mi
- Penninsula Park Beach: 18.5 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Village Lakefront: 19.0 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Village Beach: 19.0 mi
- Pirate: 8.8 mi
- Mr. Rex: 15.7 mi
- Dinny: 15.7 mi
- Fork in the Road: 16.8 mi
- Smiley Brothers Statue: 17.3 mi
- Big Falls: 2.6 mi
- Monkeyface Creek: 3.9 mi
- Monkeyface Falls: 3.9 mi
- Silverwood Falls: 5.5 mi
- Aztec Falls: 17.1 mi
- Voodoo Garden: 13.1 mi
- Saint Francis Garden: 16.1 mi
- Brother Boniface Memorial Garden: 16.1 mi
- LaFourcade Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Fire Prevention Garden: 16.3 mi
- Wildwood Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Brookside Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Keller Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- shooting gallery: 22.0 mi
- Belleville: 12.2 mi
- Politana: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anderson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Mountain | ESE 114° | 3,502 m | 4.3 mi |
| Jepson Peak | ESE 118° | 3,416 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | ESE 118° | 3,352 m | 4.9 mi |
| Dragon's Head | ESE 123° | 3,312 m | 4.4 mi |
| Charlton Peak | ESE 106° | 3,291 m | 2.4 mi |
| Shields Peak | ENE 77° | 3,261 m | 0.8 mi |
| Little Charlton Peak | ESE 112° | 3,248 m | 2.7 mi |
| San Bernardino East Peak | W 271° | 3,236 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Bear Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358804245
Day trips start here
- Big Bear Lake · 8 mi
- Southern California · 11 mi
- Banning · 14 mi
- Beaumont · 14 mi
- Redlands · 17 mi
- Lake Arrowhead · 19 mi
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