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Anderson Peak

Anderson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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
3304 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.12446, -116.89447

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 21
Attractions: 20
Picnic sites: 18
Historic sites: 14
Beaches: 12
Artworks: 12
Gardens: 9
  • Voodoo Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Saint Francis Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Brother Boniface Memorial Garden: 16.1 mi
  • LaFourcade Community Garden: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Big Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 3.9 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 4.0 mi
  • Silverwood Falls: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Anderson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainESE 114°3,502 m4.3 mi
Jepson PeakESE 118°3,416 m3.2 mi
Bighorn MountainESE 118°3,352 m4.9 mi
Dragon's HeadESE 123°3,312 m4.4 mi
Charlton PeakESE 106°3,291 m2.4 mi
Shields PeakENE 77°3,261 m0.8 mi
Little Charlton PeakESE 112°3,248 m2.7 mi
San Bernardino East PeakW 271°3,236 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:3719:2620:03
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:5016:0416:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353539445259656459494135
Precip in4.54.42.40.80.40.10.70.80.40.81.33.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Bear Lake, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358804245

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