Peak · California
Messenger Peak
Messenger Peak rises to 1,833 m in California. Pacifico Mountain stands 2,165 m to the east, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 16 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,833 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.38069, -118.19837
- 16.5 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Bolton Hall: 10.2 mi
- Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center: 10.2 mi
- JPL Building 186 (Theodore von Kármán Museum and Auditorium): 12.6 mi
- Discovery Cube Science Center: 13.4 mi
- Mount Wilson Observatory Museum: 13.4 mi
Peaks: 59
- Mount Gleason: 1.2 mi
- Iron Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Condor Peak: 4.0 mi
- Fox Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Condor Point: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Soledad Sands Park: 4.1 mi
- Cypress Park: 5.7 mi
- Acton Park: 6.3 mi
- Vasquez Rocks Park: 9.6 mi
- Deukmejian Wilderness Park: 9.7 mi
Artworks
- The Redoubt: 9.0 mi
- Elephant Bush: 10.6 mi
- Our Community in the Foothills: 11.0 mi
- The Birds and Trees of Komitas: 12.1 mi
- Unincorporated Mural: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 56
- Howard Finn Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Sunland Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Children's Maze: 12.4 mi
- Wedding Gate: 12.4 mi
- Descanso Gardens: 12.4 mi
Historic sites
- Acton Community Presbyterian Church: 6.2 mi
- Sylias Hoyt Homestead: 7.2 mi
- Switzer Camp: 8.8 mi
- American Graphite Mine: 9.9 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 10.4 mi
Attractions
- Enchanted Railroad: 12.4 mi
- Abandoned Oil Rigs: 13.7 mi
- Burbank Christmas Tree: 13.8 mi
- Dilan's Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 13.9 mi
- Walsh Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 13.9 mi
Springs: 47
- Deer Spring: 1.0 mi
- Magnetic Springs: 1.4 mi
- Quail Spring: 4.8 mi
- Yerba Buena Spring: 5.0 mi
- Silk Tassel Spring: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Angeles National Forest: 4.6 mi
- Upper Arroyo Seco: 9.3 mi
- Deukmejian Wilderness Park: 9.4 mi
- La Cañada Irrigation District Open Space: 9.4 mi
- Winery Canyon Open Space: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 31
- North Fork Saddle: 3.1 mi
- Hidden Springs: 5.7 mi
- Wildwood Picnic: 6.4 mi
- Stonyvale Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Switzer Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Trail Canyon Falls: 5.3 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 8.8 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 9.0 mi
- Royal Falls: 9.4 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 8.8 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Llano Del Rio: 22.9 mi
- Mentryville: 23.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Spa Palace: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Messenger Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifico Mountain | E 89° | 2,165 m | 9.3 mi |
| Granite Mountain | E 95° | 1,998 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Gleason | ESE 104° | 1,990 m | 1.2 mi |
| Bare Mountain | E 84° | 1,937 m | 11.8 mi |
| Roundtop | ESE 105° | 1,908 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Hillyer | ESE 102° | 1,881 m | 10.7 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | SSE 146° | 1,879 m | 8.1 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | SSE 149° | 1,878 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 276901 — Messenger Peak, Los Angeles County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358802831
Day trips start here
- Angeles National Forest · 5 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 13 mi
- Glendale · 14 mi
- Palmdale · 15 mi
- Burbank · 16 mi
- Pasadena · 16 mi
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