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Mount Jurupa

Mount Jurupa, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Jurupa rises to 673 m in California. Cucamonga Peak stands 2,695 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Tudor Jurupa Hills Park, a park 0.7 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Jurupa is the highest point of the Jurupa Mountains, located in northwestern Riverside County, California. The summit is just south of the Riverside – San Bernardino county line. A hiking trail leads to its summit, which offers panoramic views of Riverside, Fontana, San Bernardino, and Moreno Valley. In a small canyon at the base of the mountain is the Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center, a non-profit educational facility that includes nature trails, gardens, and an Earth Science Museum. The name can be traced to the Jurupa land grant dated September 28, 1838. Before the secularization of the missions, Jurupa was the name of one of the Mission San Gabriel ranchos. Jarupa was probably a Serrano or Gabrielino Shoshonean name.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6921560, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
673 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.03284, -117.44256
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Martin Tudor Jurupa Hills Park: 0.7 mi
  • Mary Vagle Nature Center: 0.8 mi
  • Cantera Park: 1.0 mi
  • Fiesta Park: 1.1 mi
  • Yost Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens: 57
  • Rose Garden at Fairmount Park: 4.5 mi
  • Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District: 4.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Native plant garden: 5.2 mi
  • Mariposa Garden: 5.3 mi
Artworks
  • Fontana Citrus Association: 4.5 mi
  • The Armory at Fairmount Park: 4.8 mi
  • Taco Station: 5.0 mi
  • Greetings From Riverside: 5.0 mi
  • What's Up Inland Empire: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Springs: 28
  • Cassina Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Convict Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Dustin Spring: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 26
Waterfalls: 11
  • Etiwanda Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Middleman Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 15.4 mi
  • San Antonio Falls: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 10
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Norco Bluffs: 7.8 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 8.2 mi
  • shooting gallery: 22.7 mi
  • Keller Cliffs: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Mount Jurupa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cucamonga PeakNNW2,695 m15.5 mi
Etiwanda PeakNNW2,640 m15.4 mi
Ontario PeakNW2,640 m17.0 mi
Bighorn PeakNNW2,575 m16.5 mi
Timber MountainNNW2,521 m17.0 mi
Turtle's BeakNW2,090 m16.6 mi
Greater Calamity PeakNW2,068 m14.7 mi
Buck PointNNW1,961 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4019:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636873798077696155
Precip in2.32.41.20.60.20.00.10.00.10.30.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796421

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