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Mount Zion

Mount Zion, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Zion rises to 1,091 m in California. Waterman Mountain stands 2,433 m to the north-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sturtevant Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49055340, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1091 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.21399, -118.02802

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
  • Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Vinny's Mini-World: 4.2 mi
  • Australian Discovery Area: 4.8 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Madagascar Spiny Forest: 5.0 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 55
Springs: 41
  • Doe Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Fern Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Not Much of a Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Winston Spring: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Sturtevant Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Bailey Canyon Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Eaton Canyon Waterfall: 4.4 mi
  • Leontine Falls: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 7.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Mount Zion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waterman MountainNNE 32°2,433 m9.9 mi
Twin PeaksNE 39°2,365 m9.1 mi
Winston PeakNNE 28°2,277 m11.3 mi
Akawie PeakNNE 34°2,220 m11.5 mi
Pacifico MountainN 358°2,165 m11.6 mi
Granite MountainNNW 347°1,998 m11.1 mi
RoundtopNNW 346°1,908 m9.8 mi
Mount HillyerN 4°1,881 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4119:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5516:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474649525968747570625346
Precip in7.78.35.12.11.00.20.20.00.31.31.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 251912 — Mount Zion, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358794989

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