Arlington Peak
Arlington Peak rises to 993 m in California. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Arlington Peak is a 3,258-foot (993 m) high peak within the Santa Ynez Mountains located north of Santa Barbara, California, adjacent to the south of La Cumbre Peak and to the southeast of Cathedral Peak. The name of the peak purportedly originated in 1889 from the staff of the Arlington Hotel who referred to the area comprising the three peaks as The Arlington Crags. Arlington Peak was officially named in 2004 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The peak is accessible via a 4.1-mile (7 km) "out and back" trail used for hiking and rock climbing, which is rated as difficult. There have been occasional incidents where hikers were injured and required evacuation.
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Wikidata Q35724403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 993 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Canyon Park: 2.2 mi
- Skofield Park: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Canyon Park: 2.3 mi
- Stevens Park: 2.6 mi
- Rocky Nook Park: 2.8 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 0.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 0.7 mi
- La Cumbre Peak: 0.8 mi
- Bubb's Peak: 0.9 mi
- Barger Peak: 1.3 mi
- Beacon Of Hope: 3.7 mi
- California Fishroom: 3.7 mi
- Cubist Fish: 3.7 mi
- Fossil Erosion: 3.7 mi
- Octopus: 3.7 mi
- Montecito Hot Springs: 4.5 mi
- Laurel Springs: 5.1 mi
- Veronica Springs: 5.2 mi
- Middle Camuesa Spring: 5.3 mi
- 19 Oaks Spring: 6.6 mi
- root cellar: 3.1 mi
- possible root cellar location: 3.2 mi
- The Pauper's Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- County Firefighters Memorial: 3.8 mi
- El Cuartel: 4.3 mi
- Mission Dam: 1.7 mi
- Canyon: 1.7 mi
- Sycamore Grove: 1.7 mi
- Fallen Forest: 1.8 mi
- Desert: 1.8 mi
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: 2.9 mi
- Adams Center for the Visual Arts: 3.7 mi
- Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art: 3.8 mi
- Carriage Museum: 4.0 mi
- Bossé Toy Train Museum: 4.1 mi
- East Beach: 5.2 mi
- West Beach: 5.2 mi
- Leadbetter Beach: 5.7 mi
- Arroyo Burro Beach: 5.8 mi
- Hendrys Beach: 5.9 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Site: 3.7 mi
- Harriet Miller Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Red Rock Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
- Falls Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Area 2: 4.7 mi
- Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Mission Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
- Formal Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Lotusland: 4.3 mi
- Dart Coffee Co. Garden: 4.8 mi
- San Marcos Foothills Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Modoc Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Casa Dorinda Oak Woodland: 5.8 mi
- Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve: 8.7 mi
- Del Sol Vernal Pool Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Seven Falls: 0.8 mi
- Tangerine Falls: 3.3 mi
- Hot Springs Falls: 4.7 mi
- Wellhouse Falls: 5.2 mi
- Sisquoc Falls: 18.0 mi
- Barger Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Fire Crags: 4.5 mi
- San Ysidro Rock: 5.6 mi
- Lizards Mouth: 8.8 mi
- San Roque Arch: 1.4 mi
- Elusive Arch: 9.0 mi
- Little Caliente Spring: 6.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arlington Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,077 m | 15.3 mi |
| Madulce Peak | NNE 26° | 1,993 m | 16.0 mi |
| San Rafael Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,973 m | 16.8 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,887 m | 16.9 mi |
| Samon Peak | NNE 13° | 1,840 m | 17.8 mi |
| Monte Arido | ENE 74° | 1,831 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cuyama Peak | NE 36° | 1,787 m | 23.1 mi |
| Old Man Mountain | E 81° | 1,688 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibraltar DAM #2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358852194
Day trips start here
- Santa Barbara · 4 mi
- Goleta · 6 mi
- Montecito · 6 mi
- Carpinteria · 13 mi
- Cachuma Lake Recreation Area · 15 mi
- Santa Barbara County · 18 mi
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