Cucamonga Peak
Cucamonga Peak rises to 2,695 m in California. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Etiwanda Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cucamonga Peak is one of the highest peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains in San Bernardino County, California, with a summit elevation of 8,862 feet (2,701 m). It is within the Cucamonga Wilderness of the San Bernardino National Forest. It is named after the 19th-century Mexican land grant, Rancho Cucamonga, that was below it.
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Wikidata Q5192310, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,695 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Etiwanda Peak: 0.8 mi
- Bighorn Peak: 1.0 mi
- Greater Calamity Peak: 1.3 mi
- Timber Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Calamity Peak: 1.9 mi
- Schowalter Rock Pile: 4.7 mi
- Keenbrook Lime Kiln: 7.2 mi
- EIS Clock Tower: 7.5 mi
- Blue Cut: 7.8 mi
- Thomas Michael McFall / Army: 8.1 mi
- William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929: 6.9 mi
- On Point: 7.1 mi
- The Wedge: 8.1 mi
- Jesus Saves: 8.4 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 8.8 mi
- Joe Elliot Tree Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Heritage Community Park: 5.0 mi
- Day Creek Park: 6.1 mi
- Beryl Park East: 6.2 mi
- Beryl Park West: 6.2 mi
- Mt. Baldy Museum & Dorothy Wisely History Center: 4.3 mi
- Sam Maloof House: 4.6 mi
- Casa de Rancho Cucamonga County Museum: 7.9 mi
- Cooper Regional History Museum: 9.5 mi
- Wrightwood History Museum: 9.8 mi
- Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts: 4.6 mi
- Guasti Garden: 8.3 mi
- Conifer Country: 10.4 mi
- Bay Laurels: 10.4 mi
- Western Junipers: 10.4 mi
- Route 66: 8.9 mi
- Bridge to Nowhere: 10.1 mi
- Tongva Village: 10.6 mi
- Fairplex Garden Railroad: 14.1 mi
- Galleano Winery: 14.9 mi
- North Etiwanda Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Claremont Hills Wilderness Park: 9.3 mi
- Sycamore Canyon Park: 10.0 mi
- Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station: 10.6 mi
- Rodman Arboretum: 10.6 mi
- Columbine Spring: 1.8 mi
- Dustin Spring: 4.5 mi
- Forked Spruce Spring: 5.8 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 6.2 mi
- Fallen Leaf Spring: 6.4 mi
- Shelter B: 5.0 mi
- Applewhite Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Site B: 8.1 mi
- Site A: 8.1 mi
- Site C: 8.7 mi
- Canyon Falls: 2.1 mi
- Etiwanda Falls: 4.4 mi
- San Antonio Falls: 4.4 mi
- Bonita Falls: 4.6 mi
- Middleman Falls: 9.6 mi
- Hamiltair Cove Beach: 22.1 mi
- Hamiltair community Beach: 22.4 mi
- Burnt Mill Beach: 22.4 mi
- Arrowhead Resort Beach: 22.5 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Village Beach: 22.8 mi
- Politana: 18.8 mi
- La Placita: 19.5 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 24.0 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 18.9 mi
- shooting gallery: 21.9 mi
- Rock Climbing: 22.5 mi
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
- High Desert Truck Stop: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cucamonga Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount San Antonio | NW 323° | 3,068 m | 5.8 mi |
| West Baldy | NW 319° | 3,044 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,942 m | 7.1 mi |
| Dawson Peak | NNW 332° | 2,917 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Harwood | NNW 328° | 2,907 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Baden-Powell | NW 313° | 2,860 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Burnham | NW 310° | 2,740 m | 14.6 mi |
| Telegraph Peak | NNW 345° | 2,713 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 36 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrightwood, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 270704 — Cucamonga Peak, San Bernardino County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/1895792504
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