Mount Rubidoux
Mount Rubidoux rises to 405 m in California. Greater Calamity Peak stands 2,068 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Rubidoux Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
The story
Mount Rubidoux is a mountain just west of downtown in the city of Riverside, California, United States, that has been designated a city park and landmark. The mountain was once a popular Southern California tourist destination and is still the site of the oldest outdoor non-denominational Easter Sunrise service in the United States. Many historic markers and memorials have been placed on the mountain, the most prominent being the cross at the summit dedicated to Father Junípero Serra. A majority of Mt. Rubidoux is owned by the City of Riverside, while 0.43 acres at the peak is owned by Rivers & Lands Conservancy after the cross attracted a potential lawsuit and the city decided to sell it at auction it to a private organization (see Legal battle below). The Santa Ana River flows at the base of the mountain, marking the boundary between the city of Riverside and the Rubidoux neighborhood of the City of Jurupa Valley. The mountain was named for Louis Rubidoux, who established Rancho Rubidoux in 1847, after purchasing a portion of the Rancho Jurupa from Benjamin Davis Wilson, the second elected mayor of Los Angeles.
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Wikidata Q8525771, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 405 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Rubidoux Park: 0.1 mi
- Carlson Bark Park: 0.4 mi
- Loring Park: 0.5 mi
- Ryan Bonaminio Park: 0.6 mi
- Mariposa Park: 0.8 mi
- Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District: 0.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.9 mi
- RCC Allergy Free and Poison Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rose Garden at Fairmount Park: 1.1 mi
- Mariposa Garden: 1.1 mi
- 歡迎: 0.5 mi
- Ryan Bonaminio Park: 0.5 mi
- Officer Ryan Bonaminio: 0.5 mi
- Ryan Bonaminio Park: 0.5 mi
- Ryan Bonaminio Park At The Tequesquite Arroyo: 0.6 mi
- Dr. Edwin Gomez's Five Educational Initiatives: 0.7 mi
- Taco Station: 0.9 mi
- What's Up Inland Empire: 0.9 mi
- Greetings From Riverside: 0.9 mi
- De Anza Theater: 0.9 mi
- Camera Obscura: 1.1 mi
- Martha Mclean Anza Narrows: 2.5 mi
- World's Largest "Paper" Cup: 3.5 mi
- Petrified Redwood Log: 4.3 mi
- River Trails: 5.3 mi
- North Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pachappa Hill: 1.8 mi
- Victoria Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pedley Hills High Point: 2.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Alkali Meadow: 0.7 mi
- Jensen Ranch Historical Park: 1.6 mi
- Louis Robidoux Parkland & Pecan Grove: 2.1 mi
- Santa Ana River Wildlife Area: 3.6 mi
- Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center: 4.0 mi
- Area A: 15.1 mi
- Area C: 15.1 mi
- Area B: 15.2 mi
- Site C: 16.1 mi
- Site B: 16.1 mi
- Hot Spring: 2.1 mi
- Cassina Springs: 5.8 mi
- Hidden Springs: 6.8 mi
- Console Springs: 10.1 mi
- Harford Spring: 12.0 mi
- Etiwanda Falls: 15.8 mi
- Bonita Falls: 18.2 mi
- Middleman Falls: 18.4 mi
- Black Star Canyon Falls: 19.8 mi
- Canyon Falls: 19.8 mi
- Perris Beach: 14.4 mi
- Moreno Beach: 14.9 mi
- Burnt Mill Beach: 21.7 mi
- Arrowhead Resort Beach: 21.8 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Village Lakefront: 21.9 mi
- Rock Climbing: 4.9 mi
- Rock Climbing: 4.9 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 8.6 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 10.0 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 10.6 mi
- La Placita: 3.5 mi
- Politana: 8.4 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 15.8 mi
- Pinacate: 18.0 mi
- Terra Cotta: 19.4 mi
- Wildwood Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Wildwood Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Brookside Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Mount Rubidoux. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Calamity Peak | NW 323° | 2,068 m | 19.1 mi |
| Buck Point | NNW 332° | 1,961 m | 18.2 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | NNE 28° | 1,876 m | 19.4 mi |
| Calamity Peak | NW 322° | 1,768 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bailey Peak | N 5° | 1,737.1 m | 18.8 mi |
| Red Rock Wall Point | NNE 28° | 1,687 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sugarpine Mountain | N 3° | 1,670 m | 19.1 mi |
| Playground Drive Hill | NNE 14° | 1,645 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 68 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Citrus EXP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255740 — Mount Rubidoux, Riverside County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796470
Day trips start here
- Jurupa Valley · 2 mi
- Riverside · 2 mi
- Colton · 7 mi
- Fontana · 9 mi
- Loma Linda · 9 mi
- Rialto · 9 mi
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