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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. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Parks
Peaks: 60
Attractions
Historic sites: 59
Artworks: 59
Gardens: 50
  • 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
Nature reserves: 49
Springs: 35
  • 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
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
Picnic sites: 27
  • 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
Cliffs: 2
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.0 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 25 miles of Johnstone Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioNE3,068 m12.4 mi
West BaldyNE3,044 m12.0 mi
Dawson PeakNE2,917 m13.5 mi
Mount HarwoodNE2,907 m12.8 mi
Throop PeakN2,779 m13.1 mi
Mount BurnhamN2,740 m13.7 mi
Telegraph PeakENE2,713 m13.3 mi
Cucamonga PeakENE2,695 m12.9 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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