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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.

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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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,346 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.26930, -118.17692

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
  • 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
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
Museums
Artworks
Gardens: 54
  • 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
Nature reserves: 45
Picnic sites: 44
Springs: 43
  • 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: 2
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 1.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 21.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 15.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Hoyt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pacifico MountainNE2,165 m11.2 mi
Granite MountainNE1,998 m9.3 mi
Mount GleasonN1,990 m7.4 mi
RoundtopNE1,908 m8.4 mi
Mount HillyerENE1,881 m10.7 mi
Strawberry PeakENE1,879 m3.4 mi
San Gabriel PeakESE1,878 m4.8 mi
Messenger PeakN1,833 m7.8 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802854

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