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Hoyt Mountain

Hoyt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hoyt Mountain rises to 1,346 m in California. Pacifico Mountain stands 2,165 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Switzer Camp, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 8.7 miles off.

The story

Hoyt Mountain is a 4,416 ft (1,346 m) mountain located in the San Gabriel Mountains in the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49037710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1346 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.26930, -118.17692

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Switzer Camp: 1.5 mi
  • Sylias Hoyt Homestead: 2.2 mi
  • World War 2 Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Center of the Universe: 4.7 mi
  • Ye Alpine Tavern: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Parks
  • Glenola Park: 3.7 mi
  • Two Strike Park: 4.2 mi
  • Crescenta Commons: 4.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Olberz Park: 4.6 mi
Gardens
  • Altadena Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Marcy's Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Marcy's Vegetable Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Food Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Wedding Gate: 5.0 mi
Attractions
  • Enchanted Railroad: 5.1 mi
  • Dilan's Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 6.4 mi
  • Walsh Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 6.4 mi
  • Letter "H": 7.7 mi
  • Colorado Street Bridge: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 46
Springs: 44
  • Not Much of a Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Yerba Buena Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Deer Spring: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 1.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Hoyt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pacifico MountainNE 46°2,165 m11.2 mi
Granite MountainNE 41°1,998 m9.3 mi
Mount GleasonN 360°1,990 m7.4 mi
RoundtopNE 47°1,908 m8.4 mi
Mount HillyerENE 59°1,881 m10.7 mi
Strawberry PeakENE 73°1,879 m3.4 mi
San Gabriel PeakESE 112°1,878 m4.8 mi
Messenger PeakN 351°1,833 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474649525968747570625346
Precip in7.78.35.12.11.00.20.20.00.31.31.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802854

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