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Arch Peak

Arch Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Arch Peak rises to 277 m in California. Horn Peak stands 1,139 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Vista Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

summit in San Bernardino County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
277 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.18950, -114.37712

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • Vista Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Headgate Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Fivemile Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Monument Peak: 9.4 mi
  • Black Peak: 10.5 mi
Parks: 30
  • Ahakhav Tribal Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Big River Park: 4.6 mi
  • Park Way one: 5.1 mi
  • Park Way 2: 5.3 mi
  • Pop Harvey Park: 5.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • Willow Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Bristol Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Havasu Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Screwbean Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Gold Spring: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • to all the fallen soliders buried here wall of honor: 6.6 mi
  • Poston Memorial Monument: 14.0 mi
  • Robert McCulloch Sr. & C.V. Wood Jr. Monument: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Pigeon Point Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Balance Rock: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cactus Garden: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arch Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn PeakW 277°1,139 m24.6 mi
Mopah PeaksWNW 289°1,038 m23.4 mi
Planet PeakE 94°951 m22.7 mi
Castle RockWNW 283°878 m23.6 mi
Savahia PeakNW 304°821 m10.7 mi
Monument PeakNE 48°725 m9.4 mi
Negro PeakWNW 282°724 m19.1 mi
Swansea PeakE 94°686 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1618:50
June solstice05:2719:1619:53
September equinox06:2618:0318:36
December solstice06:4015:5416:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555965728090959488766354
Precip in0.80.70.50.20.10.00.20.40.40.40.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parker, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 249841 — Arch Peak, San Bernardino County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358792921

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