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Johnstone Peak

Johnstone Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Johnstone Peak rises to 966 m in California. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Cienega Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040119, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
966 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.16084, -117.79756

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Coastal Sage Scrub: 5.4 mi
  • Torrey Pines: 5.4 mi
  • Baja California: 5.4 mi
  • Blue Fan Palms: 5.5 mi
  • Pinyon-Juniper Woodland: 5.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Springs: 37
  • Big Cienega Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Fern Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Forked Spruce Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Site C: 4.5 mi
  • Site D: 4.5 mi
  • Site E: 4.6 mi
  • Site A: 4.6 mi
  • Site B: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Wolfskill Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 10.9 mi
  • San Antonio Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.1 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.7 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Johnstone Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioNE 44°3,068 m12.4 mi
West BaldyNE 43°3,044 m12.0 mi
Dawson PeakNE 43°2,917 m13.5 mi
Mount HarwoodNE 47°2,907 m12.8 mi
Throop PeakN 360°2,779 m13.1 mi
Telegraph PeakENE 58°2,713 m13.3 mi
Cucamonga PeakENE 70°2,695 m12.9 mi
Mount HawkinsN 358°2,677 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4119:3020:07
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5416:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636671767875676054
Precip in2.94.12.11.00.20.10.00.00.01.00.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomona/fairplex, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 271816 — Johnstone Peak, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801523

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