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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.

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
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: 36
  • 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: 33
  • Pechanga Hot Springs: 4.1 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Sawyer Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 29
  • 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
Gardens: 28
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 18.2 miles of Mount Olympus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointESE 102°1,873 m15.7 mi
Birch HillESE 115°1,737 m16.4 mi
Gordon PointESE 106°1,722 m11.0 mi
Morgan HillESE 105°1,718 m10.8 mi
Boucher HillESE 116°1,651 m11.8 mi
Aguanga MountainESE 104°1,648 m18.2 mi
Eagle CragE 101°1,538 m8.6 mi
ClarkW 271°1,527 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 5080 °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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