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Arlington Mountain

Arlington Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Arlington Mountain rises to 557 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunlake Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

About

The story

Arlington Mountain is a 1,857-foot (566 m) high peak in the northern Temescal Mountains. It is located northwest of nearby Lake Mathews, overlooking western Riverside, in Riverside County, California.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14681548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
557 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.87141, -117.47088
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sunlake Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Hills Reserve Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lakecrest Park: 0.9 mi
  • Lakepointe Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sunset Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Screamin Demon: 2.1 mi
  • Dragon Flyer: 2.1 mi
  • Fire Ball: 2.1 mi
  • The Spider: 2.1 mi
  • Magic Show: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Jazz scene: 2.5 mi
  • Jazz Scene: 2.6 mi
  • Four To Grow: 2.6 mi
  • Finding the Lost Coin: 3.1 mi
  • Finding the Lost Sheep: 3.2 mi
Gardens
  • Victoria Ave Pocket Park Gartden: 2.6 mi
  • Library Mall: 3.3 mi
  • Hamilton Terrace: 3.3 mi
  • Riverside General Hospital Historic Site: 3.3 mi
  • Garden of Gratitude: 3.4 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Lionshead (Reservoir) Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Two-bit: 3.7 mi
  • Challen Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Black Rocks: 4.6 mi
  • Forget-Me-Not Hill: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 42
Springs: 37
Picnic sites: 23
  • Goat Shed Point: 13.8 mi
  • Vista Point: 16.2 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 16.6 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 16.8 mi
  • Squirrel Square Group Area: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • Norco Bluffs: 6.8 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 7.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 7.4 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 7.6 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Arlington Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakSSW 198°1,734 m11.7 mi
Modjeska PeakSSW 202°1,675 m11.3 mi
Trabuco PeakS 181°1,401 m11.7 mi
Los Pinos PeakS 180°1,373 m14.3 mi
Horsethief PeakS 177°1,315 m12.8 mi
Pleasants PeakWSW 236°1,211 m9.4 mi
Bald PeakSSW 205°1,197 m8.8 mi
Bedford PeakSW 220°1,161 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4019:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636873798077696155
Precip in2.32.41.20.60.20.00.10.00.10.30.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800793

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