High Point
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High Point rises to 1,873 m in California. Thomas Mountain stands 2,083 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sourdough Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away.
The story
Palomar Mountain ( PAL-ə-mar; Spanish: Monte Palomar [paloˈmaɾ]) is a mountain ridge in the Peninsular Ranges in northern San Diego County, California. It is known as the location of Palomar Observatory and the Hale Telescope, and known for Palomar Mountain State Park.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7128608, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1873 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sourdough Spring: 0.3 mi
- Dick Spring: 6.3 mi
- Sawyer Spring: 6.8 mi
- Sycamore Spring: 7.3 mi
- Adobe Springs: 8.4 mi
- Samuel Oschin Telescope: 1.4 mi
- 18-inch Schmidt Telescope: 1.6 mi
- 60-inch Telescope: 1.7 mi
- Hale Telescope: 1.7 mi
- Doane Pond: 4.0 mi
- Aguanga Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Birch Hill: 3.8 mi
- Gordon Point: 4.8 mi
- Morgan Hill: 4.9 mi
- Boucher Hill: 5.1 mi
- Telescope Pads: 2.8 mi
- Doane Valley Natural Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Palomar Mountain State Park: 4.6 mi
- Boden Field: 10.0 mi
- Hellhole Canyon County Open Space Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Camp Wright Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- Oak Grove Stage Station Historical Marker: 3.1 mi
- Scott's Cabin: 4.5 mi
- U.S. Mormon Battalion Trail, Temecula Valley: 6.7 mi
- Jacob Bergman: 6.7 mi
- Student Gardens: 15.2 mi
- GOHS GarDEN: 15.9 mi
- Student Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 16.1 mi
- Redhawk Elementry School Garden: 16.8 mi
- Palomar Observatory Visitor Center: 1.8 mi
- Wasxayam Pomki: 9.4 mi
- Cupa Cultural Center: 13.8 mi
- Little Temecula History Center: 17.2 mi
- Pennypickle's Workshop Museum: 20.2 mi
- Hungry Wolf: 16.1 mi
- Redhawk Logo: 16.6 mi
- A Child's Wonderland: 18.9 mi
- Historic Fire Wagon 28: 19.9 mi
- Old Town Arch: 20.0 mi
- Silvercrest Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 19.5 mi
- Employee Break Area: 21.4 mi
- Juror Patio Tables: 22.3 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Sky Oaks Reserve: 12.4 mi
- Emerson Oaks Reserve: 13.9 mi
- Gird Valley Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Ramona Grasslands Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Dinwiddie Preserve: 22.8 mi
- Upper Barker Valley Falls: 3.1 mi
- Lower Barker Valley Falls: 3.1 mi
- Washtub Falls: 13.5 mi
- Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 21.7 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 24.3 mi
- San Pasqual: 20.7 mi
- Coleman City: 22.1 mi
- Eastwood: 23.1 mi
- Branson City: 23.4 mi
- Warner Hot Spring: 13.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of High Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,083 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hot Springs Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,985 m | 15.2 mi |
| Combs Peak | E 81° | 1,878 m | 13.5 mi |
| South Combs Peak | E 88° | 1,788 m | 14.0 mi |
| Iron Spring Mountain | NE 52° | 1,750 m | 10.2 mi |
| Birch Hill | S 188° | 1,737 m | 3.8 mi |
| Gordon Point | W 273° | 1,722 m | 4.8 mi |
| Cahuilla Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,719 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 60 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palomar MTN Obsy, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358801429
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