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Burnt Mountain

Burnt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Mountain rises to 632 m in California. Birch Hill stands 1,737 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Circle Garden, a garden 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in San Diego County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35730690, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
632 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.20283, -117.06597

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Daley Ranch: 1.6 mi
  • The Back Porch: 1.8 mi
  • Harvest Park: 1.9 mi
  • Valley Center Parks: 2.0 mi
  • Conway Hawk Nest: 2.5 mi
Peaks
  • Stanley Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Red Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Tombstone Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Old Rocky Peak: 4.0 mi
  • Devils Anvil Peak: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Big Horn Sheep: 8.0 mi
  • Platypus: 8.0 mi
  • California Condor: 8.1 mi
  • Tiger: 8.1 mi
  • Elephant Valley: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 57
  • Muffler Man: 5.5 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 5.7 mi
  • Wired Circle: 9.1 mi
  • Rockwell Steps: 9.3 mi
  • The Hawk: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 52
  • Circle Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Arboretum: 7.6 mi
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 8.0 mi
  • Alta Vista Gardens: 8.9 mi
  • 1000-2000 Walkway Planters: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 44
Museums: 39
  • San Diego Children's Discovery Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Escondido Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Wasxayam Pomki: 7.9 mi
  • Vista Historical Society: 8.0 mi
  • B - California Barn (Wagon Exhibit): 11.0 mi
Springs: 15
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Bear Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Black Mountain Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 8.8 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 9.5 mi
  • Silvercrest Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • El Salto Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Upper Barker Valley Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Lower Barker Valley Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Del Mar Bluff: 21.0 mi
  • Net Muc: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Burnt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Birch HillENE 60°1,737 m14.7 mi
Gordon PointNE 37°1,722 m14.1 mi
Morgan HillNE 36°1,718 m14.2 mi
Boucher HillNE 43°1,651 m12.5 mi
Eagle CragNNE 26°1,538 m14.2 mi
Lone Fir PointNE 40°1,463 m12.6 mi
Agua Tibia MountainNNE 19°1,454 m15.1 mi
Pine MountainE 79°1,284 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4019:2520:01
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4916:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535356596369757674655852
Precip in3.23.92.51.30.40.10.10.10.20.91.62.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley CTR 1N, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358781284

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