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Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Olympus rises to 667 m in California. High Point stands 1,873 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tourmaline Queen Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in San Diego County, USA.

Wikidata Q49053886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
667 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.41086, -117.10253

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Parks
  • Rainbow Park: 2.7 mi
  • Pechanga Tribal Park: 2.8 mi
  • Patricia H Birdsall Sports Park: 3.0 mi
  • Paseo Gallante Park: 3.4 mi
  • Pala Mission Park: 3.5 mi
Attractions
Museums: 38
Historic sites: 33
  • Chloe Honeycutt Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Eldon Rotz Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Sara M. Margiotta Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Dylan Key: 5.1 mi
  • Unborn Child Memorial: 6.0 mi
Springs: 32
  • Pechanga Hot Springs: 4.1 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Sawyer Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Sourdough Spring: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 24
Artworks: 20
  • Hungry Wolf: 2.8 mi
  • Redhawk Logo: 4.3 mi
  • A Child's Wonderland: 6.1 mi
  • Historic Fire Wagon 28: 6.1 mi
  • Old Town Arch: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 8
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 6.1 mi
  • Upper Barker Valley Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Lower Barker Valley Falls: 18.1 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 3

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointESE1,873 m15.7 mi
Birch HillESE1,737 m16.4 mi
Gordon PointESE1,722 m11.0 mi
Morgan HillESE1,718 m10.8 mi
Boucher HillESE1,651 m11.8 mi
Aguanga MountainESE1,648 m18.2 mi
Eagle CragE1,538 m8.6 mi
ClarkW1,527 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4019:2520:02
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:4916:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616468747675716357
Precip in3.23.72.01.00.40.10.10.20.10.71.22.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801852

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