Mount Emma
Mount Emma rises to 1,606 m in California. Mount Islip stands 2,518 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Mount Emma, a peak 1.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 22 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49052612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,606 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tejon Park: 6.1 mi
- Juniper Hills Park: 6.2 mi
- Harold Park: 6.3 mi
- Joshua Hills Park: 6.3 mi
- Yellen Park: 6.9 mi
- Old Mount Emma: 1.4 mi
- Cole Point: 2.7 mi
- Peak 5881: 3.3 mi
- Pacifico Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Granite Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Old Town Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Altadena Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Marcy's Vegetable Garden: 19.0 mi
- Marcy's Garden: 19.0 mi
- Food Garden: 19.0 mi
- Astral Challenger: 14.0 mi
- One Desert Sky: 17.1 mi
- The Redoubt: 17.2 mi
- Unincorporated Mural: 18.9 mi
- Our Community in the Foothills: 19.0 mi
- Acton Community Presbyterian Church: 7.3 mi
- Llano del Rio: 14.1 mi
- Switzer Camp: 14.8 mi
- Sylias Hoyt Homestead: 15.1 mi
- Ye Alpine Tavern: 16.3 mi
- Kentucky Springs: 2.5 mi
- Aliso Spring: 4.5 mi
- Sheep Camp Spring: 5.5 mi
- Fountainhead Spring: 6.0 mi
- Fiddleneck Spring: 6.4 mi
- Angeles National Forest: 8.1 mi
- Alpine Butte Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.3 mi
- Prime Desert Woodland Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Upper Arroyo Seco: 16.4 mi
- La Cañada Irrigation District Open Space: 17.2 mi
- A-12: 9.9 mi
- SR-71: 9.9 mi
- U-2: 9.9 mi
- D-21: 9.9 mi
- B-52: 9.9 mi
- Blackbird Airpark: 9.9 mi
- Joe Davies Heritage Airpark: 9.9 mi
- Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center: 14.5 mi
- Mount Wilson Observatory Museum: 16.3 mi
- Museum of Art and History: 16.9 mi
- Cooper Canyon Falls: 11.7 mi
- Trail Canyon Falls: 14.4 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 14.8 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 14.9 mi
- Royal Falls: 15.6 mi
- Hidden Springs: 10.7 mi
- North Fork Saddle: 11.6 mi
- Charlton Flats Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Ridge Crest Picnic Ground: 12.7 mi
- Eagles Roost Day Use Area: 13.2 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 14.2 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Emma. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Islip | ESE 121° | 2,518 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Williamson | ESE 117° | 2,504 m | 13.5 mi |
| Pleasant View Ridge | ESE 118° | 2,433 m | 10.3 mi |
| Waterman Mountain | SE 139° | 2,433 m | 11.4 mi |
| Will Thrall Peak | ESE 119° | 2,387 m | 10.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SE 141° | 2,365 m | 12.9 mi |
| Pallett Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,359 m | 11.6 mi |
| Goodykoontz peak | ESE 121° | 2,304 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palmdale, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 271062 — Mount Emma, Los Angeles County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358801239
Day trips start here
- Palmdale · 9 mi
- Angeles National Forest · 10 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge · 19 mi
- Pasadena · 21 mi
- Glendale · 22 mi
- Monrovia · 22 mi
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