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Barber Mountain

Barber Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Barber Mountain rises to 985 m in California. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Elena Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35725821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
985 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.68728, -116.71474
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Elena Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Lawson Peak: 2.8 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Mother Grundy Peak: 3.0 mi
  • White Mountain: 3.0 mi
Parks
  • Picnic Lake Park: 7.3 mi
  • Potrero County Park: 8.6 mi
  • Parque Del Profesor: 8.8 mi
  • Monumento a la Madre: 9.1 mi
  • Parque Miguel Hidalgo: 9.4 mi
Springs: 33
  • Deerhorn Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Five Willow Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Echo Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Salazar Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 22
  • Bell Bluff: 8.4 mi
  • Monster Rocks: 11.8 mi
  • Main Wall: 11.8 mi
  • Quarry Wall: 15.6 mi
  • TOE: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Benito Juarez: 9.4 mi
  • General Lázaro Cárdenas del Río: 9.4 mi
  • Monumento al policia: 9.7 mi
  • Jake Porter Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Alpine Veteran's Wall of Honor: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Magic Water Horse: 6.1 mi
  • Blessed Mother: 11.3 mi
  • The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 14.9 mi
  • Mariposa Lane: 17.9 mi
  • Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Big Bird, Oscar, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Henry and Abby's Statue: 18.5 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 13
  • COVID climb: 15.9 mi
  • TIJUANA: 18.0 mi
  • Abby's Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Sesame Street Party Parade: 18.5 mi
  • Storytime: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 10
Waterfalls: 8
  • The Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Kitchen Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Creek: 15.9 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 19.8 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Barber Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakNNE 19°1,979 m19.0 mi
Wooded HillNE 55°1,894 m19.6 mi
Sheephead MountainENE 58°1,792 m17.3 mi
Japacha PeakNNE 21°1,771 m18.3 mi
East MesaNE 34°1,578 m18.2 mi
Oakzanita PeakNNE 32°1,530 m16.6 mi
Guatay MountainNE 37°1,485 m13.5 mi
Long Valley PeakNE 54°1,473 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:4019:2219:59
September equinox06:3618:1318:45
December solstice06:4616:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535356596368737673665952
Precip in3.23.72.71.20.60.10.10.10.20.61.52.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800854

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