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.
The story
mountain in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49052612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1606 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- Angeles National Forest: 8.1 mi
- BLM Open Space: 8.2 mi
- MRCA Open Space: 8.8 mi
- BLM Open Space: 9.7 mi
- BLM Open Space: 10.6 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
- 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
- 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 16.0 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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