Monrovia Peak
Monrovia Peak rises to 1,649 m in California. Middle Hawkins stands 2,593 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rankin Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Monrovia Peak is a 5,412-foot-elevation (1,650-meter) mountain summit located in the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
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Wikidata Q49051020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,649 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rankin Peak: 0.4 mi
- Clamshell Peak: 1.8 mi
- Mount Bliss: 2.2 mi
- Mount Zion: 3.3 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Deer Park Lodge: 1.3 mi
- The Jim Heasley Oak: 5.5 mi
- Mount Wilson Trail: 5.5 mi
- Sierra Madre Memorial Wall: 6.1 mi
- A Dawn in the West: 7.1 mi
- The "M": 4.6 mi
- Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 5.8 mi
- Sierra Madre Memorial Cannon: 6.1 mi
- Queen Anne Cottage: 6.9 mi
- Reid-Baldwin Adobe: 6.9 mi
- Monrovia Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Mount Wilson Observatory Museum: 5.2 mi
- Duarte Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
- Richardson House: 5.4 mi
- Lizzies Trail Inn: 5.5 mi
- Oak Park: 3.2 mi
- Grand Avenue Park: 4.0 mi
- Valley View Park: 4.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.8 mi
- Recreation Park: 4.8 mi
- Eagle: 7.1 mi
- Five Minimalist Poems: 8.1 mi
- Centennial Mural: 10.0 mi
- Pan: 10.1 mi
- Hymenaios: 10.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.7 mi
- Vinny's Mini-World: 6.5 mi
- Australian Discovery Area: 6.6 mi
- Celebration Garden: 6.6 mi
- Wedding Garden: 6.7 mi
- Monrovia Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Monrovia Canyon Park: 2.8 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 3.7 mi
- Santa Anita Habitat Mitigation Project: 5.0 mi
- Sierra Madre Historical Wilderness Area: 5.1 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 3.8 mi
- Charlton Flats Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 7.7 mi
- Red Box Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Fern Springs: 5.7 mi
- Doe Spring: 6.2 mi
- Winston Spring: 9.3 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 9.6 mi
- Big Cienega Spring: 9.7 mi
- Sturtevant Falls: 2.9 mi
- Hermit Falls: 3.1 mi
- Fish Canyon Falls: 3.4 mi
- Bailey Canyon Falls: 5.8 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 11.0 mi
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 18.5 mi
- Spa Palace: 20.3 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monrovia Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Hawkins | NE 47° | 2,593 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Islip | NE 39° | 2,518 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sadie Hawkins | NE 49° | 2,453 m | 11.7 mi |
| Waterman Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,433 m | 8.7 mi |
| Will Thrall Peak | NNE 18° | 2,387 m | 12.4 mi |
| South Mount Hawkins | NE 53° | 2,369 m | 11.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNE 19° | 2,365 m | 7.5 mi |
| Goodykoontz peak | NNE 24° | 2,304 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:08 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1309769736
Day trips start here
- Monrovia · 5 mi
- Arcadia · 7 mi
- San Gabriel Valley · 8 mi
- Baldwin Park · 9 mi
- Covina · 10 mi
- El Monte · 10 mi
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