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Mount Banning

Mount Banning, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Banning rises to 492 m in California. Mount Orizaba stands 639 m to the east-northeast, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagles Nest, a peak 0.9 miles away. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49052010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
492 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.37170, -118.43702

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Attractions: 10
  • Whales Tail: 2.4 mi
  • Salta Verde Point: 3.8 mi
  • Spouting Caves: 5.5 mi
  • Perdition Caves: 5.7 mi
  • Bird Park: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 4
  • Santa Catalina Island Map: 2.5 mi
  • Leroy: 6.7 mi
  • Stephen M. White: 25.0 mi
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • 01: 2.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Torqua Spring: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Banning. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OrizabaENE 71°639 m1.1 mi
Black Jack MountainENE 63°596 m2.4 mi
Silver PeakNW 309°550 m9.7 mi
East MountainESE 118°476 m7.8 mi
Cactus PeakSSW 193°466 m2.4 mi
FletcherNE 52°454 m3.5 mi
Slide 2NW 306°419 m10.2 mi
Mount TorquemadaNW 312°407.2 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4519:3120:07
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5416:1316:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565555576062687171656055
Precip in3.02.81.70.80.40.20.10.00.10.51.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Avalon Catalina AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 238964 — Mount Banning, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358780272

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