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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. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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
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
Peaks: 58
  • 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
Artworks: 55
  • 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: 48
  • 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: 40
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
Beaches: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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
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 25 miles of Burnt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Birch HillENE1,737 m14.7 mi
Gordon PointNE1,722 m14.1 mi
Morgan HillNE1,718 m14.2 mi
Boucher HillNE1,651 m12.5 mi
Eagle CragNNE1,538 m14.2 mi
Lone Fir PointNE1,463 m12.6 mi
Agua Tibia MountainNNE1,454 m15.1 mi
Pine MountainE1,284 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 50–80 °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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