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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.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q35725821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
985 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.68728, -116.71474

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
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: 20
  • 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
Cliffs: 18
  • Bell Bluff: 8.4 mi
  • Monster Rocks: 11.8 mi
  • Main Wall: 11.8 mi
  • Quarry Wall: 15.6 mi
  • TOE: 15.9 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 12
  • COVID climb: 15.9 mi
  • Abby's Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Sesame Street Party Parade: 18.5 mi
  • Storytime: 18.5 mi
  • Sesame Street Neighborhood: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 10
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Kitchen Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Creek: 15.9 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 19.8 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Barber Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakNNE1,979 m19.0 mi
Wooded HillNE1,894 m19.6 mi
Sheephead MountainENE1,792 m17.3 mi
Japacha PeakNNE1,771 m18.3 mi
Pine MountainNE1,722 m20.5 mi
East MesaNE1,578 m18.2 mi
Oakzanita PeakNNE1,530 m16.6 mi
Guatay MountainNE1,485 m13.5 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800854

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