Cahuilla Mountain

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Cahuilla Mountain rises to 1,719 m in California. Jean Peak stands 3,202 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancho Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away.
The story
Cahuilla Mountain is a mountain summit of the Peninsular Ranges System, in Riverside County, California.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q35732464, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1719 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rancho Spring: 1.8 mi
- Duval Spring: 2.0 mi
- Milky Spring (Dry): 6.0 mi
- Bautista Spring: 6.4 mi
- Pine Tree Spring: 7.0 mi
- Little Cahuilla Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cave Rocks: 4.7 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Little Thomas Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Thomas Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Minor Park: 6.3 mi
- James Simpson Park: 11.9 mi
- Church Bowl: 11.9 mi
- Simpson Park: 12.0 mi
- Glenoak Hills Park: 12.4 mi
- Hurkey Creek: 10.6 mi
- 49er Outpost: 11.5 mi
- Fort Outpost: 11.6 mi
- Wagons: 11.7 mi
- Wagon Outpost: 11.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 6.1 mi
- Alpenglow Lilac Gardens: 13.7 mi
- Student Gardens: 18.0 mi
- Student Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Prayer Garden: 19.3 mi
- Juan Diego Flats: 1.8 mi
- Hamilton School, Anza: 6.3 mi
- De Anza Trail: 6.3 mi
- Jacob Bergman: 10.7 mi
- U.S. Mormon Battalion Trail, Temecula Valley: 10.7 mi
- Idyllwild Area Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Ramona Bowl Museum: 13.9 mi
- Western Science Center: 15.2 mi
- Palomar Observatory Visitor Center: 15.7 mi
- Fingerprints Youth Museum: 16.1 mi
- Idyllwild Nature Center: 12.8 mi
- James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve: 16.2 mi
- UC James San Jacinto Montain Reserve: 16.3 mi
- Sky Oaks Reserve: 16.6 mi
- Emerson Oaks Reserve: 16.7 mi
- Andreas Falls: 15.9 mi
- Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 16.3 mi
- Upper Barker Valley Falls: 17.2 mi
- Lower Barker Valley Falls: 17.2 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Lake Fulmor Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Silvercrest Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Juror Patio Tables: 19.4 mi
- Oak Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Dry Falls: 21.4 mi
- Leon: 19.6 mi
- Warner Hot Spring: 21.8 mi
- Morongo's Oasis Beach: 24.1 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Cahuilla Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Peak | NNE 20° | 3,202 m | 17.1 mi |
| Marion Mountain | NNE 20° | 3,150 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Saint Ellen | NNE 19° | 3,097 m | 16.3 mi |
| Tahquitz Peak | NNE 26° | 2,692 m | 13.9 mi |
| Red Tahquitz | NNE 31° | 2,686 m | 14.8 mi |
| Lily Rock | NNE 24° | 2,439 m | 14.1 mi |
| South Peak | NNE 33° | 2,402.1 m | 14.0 mi |
| Antsell Rock | NE 37° | 2,339.4 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hemet, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358801003
Day trips start here
- Idyllwild · 12 mi
- Hemet · 16 mi
- Temecula · 20 mi
- Palm Springs · 23 mi
- Cathedral City · 24 mi
- Banning · 25 mi
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