Lyons Peak
Lyons Peak rises to 1,139 m in California. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Elena Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.
The story
Lyons Peak is a prominent mountain in San Diego County, California. The top of the mountain is enclosed in an almost rectangular patch of Cleveland National Forest. An old fire lookout tower is located at the peak. Lyons Peak is located on restricted land and trespassing is prohibited. The peak's toponym honors Nathaniel Lyon (1818–1861). As an army captain, he passed by the peak in 1851 while scouting a new route east to the desert.
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Wikidata Q22078074, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1139 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Elena Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Lawson Peak: 2.8 mi
- Barber Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Gaskill Peak: 3.7 mi
- Mother Grundy Peak: 3.8 mi
- Magic Water Horse: 7.0 mi
- Blessed Mother: 9.9 mi
- The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 12.0 mi
- Mariposa Lane: 15.0 mi
- Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Big Bird, Oscar, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Henry and Abby's Statue: 16.4 mi
- Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 8.2 mi
- Auren Pierce Park: 8.2 mi
- Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 8.2 mi
- Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 8.3 mi
- Steele Canyon Park: 9.0 mi
- COVID climb: 13.9 mi
- Lemon Grove Big Lemon: 15.8 mi
- TIJUANA: 16.3 mi
- Abby's Garden: 16.4 mi
- Sesame Street Party Parade: 16.4 mi
- Alpine Historical Society: 8.4 mi
- Heritage of the Americas Museum: 10.7 mi
- Museo de Architectura: 11.9 mi
- ICBC: 12.0 mi
- Knox House Museum: 13.3 mi
- Jake Porter Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Alpine Veteran's Wall of Honor: 9.4 mi
- Olympic Flame: 11.3 mi
- Benito Juarez: 12.0 mi
- General Lázaro Cárdenas del Río: 12.0 mi
- Deerhorn Spring: 2.7 mi
- Five Willow Spring: 4.8 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 5.9 mi
- Echo Spring: 6.6 mi
- La Honda Spring: 7.2 mi
- The Water Conservation Garden: 10.6 mi
- Strata Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 13.9 mi
- Lemon Grove Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Jardin Estacionamiento Aeropuerto: 16.3 mi
- Bell Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Main Wall: 12.4 mi
- Monster Rocks: 12.4 mi
- Quarry Wall: 13.7 mi
- TOE: 14.0 mi
- Proctor Valley Natural Resource Area: 10.4 mi
- Dictionary Hill County Preserve: 13.3 mi
- San Diego River: 16.0 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 18.8 mi
- Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon County Preserve: 19.9 mi
- The Falls: 13.1 mi
- Kitchen Creek Falls: 17.5 mi
- Cottonwood Creek: 17.8 mi
- Adobe Falls: 18.6 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 18.7 mi
- Coronado Shores Beach: 24.0 mi
- North Beach: 24.3 mi
- Coronado Beach: 24.6 mi
- Central Beach: 24.6 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Buckman Springs Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Lyons Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyamaca Peak | NNE 28° | 1,979 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sheephead Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,792 m | 19.3 mi |
| Japacha Peak | NNE 31° | 1,771 m | 18.7 mi |
| East Mesa | NE 43° | 1,578 m | 19.2 mi |
| Oakzanita Peak | NE 42° | 1,530 m | 17.5 mi |
| Guatay Mountain | NE 48° | 1,485 m | 14.7 mi |
| Long Valley Peak | ENE 64° | 1,473 m | 15.0 mi |
| Los Pinos Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,466 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:08 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1656565 — Lyons Peak, San Diego County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358804321
Day trips start here
- El Cajon · 13 mi
- La Mesa · 16 mi
- Chula Vista · 17 mi
- Poway · 24 mi
- Ramona · 24 mi
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