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Mount Harwood

Mount Harwood, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Harwood rises to 2,907 m in California. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the west-northwest, 0.8 miles off.

The story

Mount Harwood is the first summit east of Mount San Antonio. The United States Geological Survey recognized the name to honor California educator and conservationist Aurelia Squire Harwood in 1965. Prior to this, the peak now known as Thunder Mountain was also referred to as Mount Harwood. Mount Harwood is located on the East side of the San Gabriel Mountains in the Angeles National Forest near the San Bernardino-Los Angeles county border. In this area of the San Gabriel Mountains the peaks are the highest. Because of the elevation Mount Harwood turns out to be ranked the 4th highest peak in the San Gabriel mountains after Dawson Peak, Mount San Antonio or "Old Baldy" being the highest at 10,064 feet (3,068 m). The only way for hikers or tourists to access Mount Harwood is to take Mt. Baldy Road off I-210. A National Forest Adventure pass/ National Park access pass must be displayed on a vehicle to access Mount Harwood.

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Wikidata Q6921073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2907 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.28646, -117.63308

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount San Antonio: 0.8 mi
  • Dawson Peak: 1.2 mi
  • West Baldy: 1.2 mi
  • North Thunder: 1.9 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Wrightwood Veteran’s Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Hollis M. Stewart Children’s Park: 5.1 mi
  • Vivian Null Park: 5.1 mi
  • Joe Elliot Tree Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Pioneer Historic Marker: 7.6 mi
Gardens
  • Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts: 8.7 mi
  • Conifer Country: 12.6 mi
  • Western Junipers: 12.6 mi
  • Nutall's Scrub Oaks: 12.6 mi
  • Baja California: 12.6 mi
Museums: 39
Artworks: 36
  • William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929: 9.6 mi
  • On Point: 12.0 mi
  • Madonna of the Trail: 12.4 mi
  • Intersections II: 12.8 mi
  • The Wedge: 13.0 mi
Springs: 35
  • Columbine Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Guffy Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Forked Spruce Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Spring: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Waterfalls: 12
  • San Antonio Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Etiwanda Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Wolfskill Falls: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 5
  • Norco Bluffs: 23.7 mi
  • shooting gallery: 23.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 24.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 24.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 3.1 mi
  • High Desert Truck Stop: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Mount Harwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioWNW 284°3,068 m0.8 mi
West BaldyW 272°3,044 m1.2 mi
Pine MountainNNW 341°2,942 m2.0 mi
Dawson PeakN 351°2,917 m1.2 mi
Mount Baden-PowellWNW 304°2,860 m9.0 mi
Throop PeakWNW 295°2,779 m10.5 mi
Mount BurnhamWNW 301°2,740 m9.8 mi
Telegraph PeakSE 131°2,713 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:4019:2920:06
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5416:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373642465461686761514236
Precip in4.44.91.90.80.80.11.10.30.41.21.14.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrightwood, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 271508 — Mount Harwood, San Bernardino County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801393

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