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Mount Hinton

Mount Hinton, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Hinton rises to 177 m in California. Clark stands 1,527 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dawson-Los Monos Canyon Reserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49053038, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
177 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.15001, -117.25602
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 60
  • Giant Chicken: 3.0 mi
  • Lego Statue of Liberty: 3.6 mi
  • Lego Mt. Rushmore: 3.6 mi
  • Lego Eiffel Tower: 3.6 mi
  • Lego Taj Majal: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • Wave Waterpark: 3.4 mi
  • Builders Guild: 3.5 mi
  • LEGO City: Deep Sea Adventure: 3.5 mi
  • Lego Washington DC: 3.5 mi
  • Lego Southern California: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 58
Parks
Gardens: 49
Museums: 38
  • Model Shop: 3.5 mi
  • Museum of Making Music: 3.9 mi
  • Green Dragon Tavern and Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Vista Historical Society: 4.8 mi
  • G - Blacksmith/Wheelwright Shop: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 31
Nature reserves: 24
Beaches: 18
Springs: 9
  • Indian Rock Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Bear Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Royal Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Rotary Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 8.4 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • El Salto Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 16.1 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ClarkNNW1,527 m18.8 mi
PatrolN884 m17.2 mi
Woodson MountainESE878 m19.2 mi
Paradise MountainE710 m18.9 mi
Mount OlympusNNE667 m20.1 mi
Starvation MountainESE641 m16.8 mi
Pala MountainNE636 m17.9 mi
Bottle PeakE635 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:4119:2520:02
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4916:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565658606365697170666156
Precip in2.52.61.60.90.30.10.10.00.10.51.01.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad Mcclellan Palomar AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358785889

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