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Jepson Peak

Jepson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Jepson Peak rises to 3,416 m in California. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the east-southeast, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Charlton Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Jepson Peak is a summit, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of San Gorgonio Mountain, in the San Gorgonio Wilderness. It is the second highest summit in Southern California, but most authors would not rank this peak because it has less than 300 feet (91 m) of prominence and does not qualify as an independent peak. The peak is named for Willis Linn Jepson, who was a University of California botanist and a charter member of the Sierra Club.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6180460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,416 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.10279, -116.84475
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
  • Little Charlton Peak: 0.6 mi
  • Dobbs Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Charlton Peak: 1.0 mi
  • San Gorgonio Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Dragon's Head: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Barton Flats Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
  • Lakeview Field: 4.9 mi
  • Jenks Lake Junction Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
  • Oak Glen Schoolhouse Museum and Park: 6.9 mi
  • The Wildlands Concervency: 7.1 mi
Springs
  • Lodgepole Spring: 1.7 mi
  • High Meadow Springs: 2.0 mi
  • Trail Fork Springs: 3.4 mi
  • San Y Ca Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Jackstraw Spring: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 20
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 17
Picnic sites: 17
Beaches: 11
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Silverwood Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Big Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Monkeyface Creek: 6.3 mi
  • Monkeyface Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Aztec Falls: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Voodoo Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Saint Francis Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Brother Boniface Memorial Garden: 18.4 mi
  • LaFourcade Community Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Fire Prevention Garden: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jepson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainESE3,502 m1.2 mi
Bighorn MountainESE3,352 m1.7 mi
Dragon's HeadSE3,312 m1.2 mi
Anderson PeakWNW3,304 m3.2 mi
Charlton PeakNNW3,291 m1.0 mi
Shields PeakNW3,261 m2.7 mi
Little Charlton PeakNNW3,248 m0.6 mi
San Bernardino East PeakWNW3,236 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3719:2620:03
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:5016:0416:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353539445259656459494135
Precip in4.54.42.40.80.40.10.70.80.40.81.33.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Bear Lake, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358786597

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