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Poppy Peak

Poppy Peak, a peak in California
Poppy Peak, a peak in CaliforniaBarte · CC BY-SA 4.0

Poppy Peak rises to 302 m in California. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lanark/Shelby Mini Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063368, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
302 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.13001, -118.18063

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Chicken Boy: 1.7 mi
  • Former Residence (1980-1981) of the Honorable Barack H. Obama: 2.0 mi
  • Defenders of the Union: 2.3 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Armenian Genocide Memorial: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 46
  • Sycamore Glen: 1.7 mi
  • Art Center Food Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Crystal Springs Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Joe Klass Water Stop: 5.8 mi
  • Park Center: 5.9 mi
Springs: 34
  • Not Much of a Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Silk Tassel Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Yerba Buena Spring: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 24
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 8.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 7.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Poppy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry PeakNNE 18°1,879 m11.1 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE 31°1,878 m9.1 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE 28°1,819 m9.1 mi
Mount LawlorNNE 24°1,807 m10.7 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE 25°1,767 m9.0 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE 32°1,746 m8.7 mi
Mount WilsonNE 46°1,737 m9.4 mi
Occidental PeakNE 37°1,736 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575861636671767776706256
Precip in4.55.23.01.10.50.20.10.00.20.81.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasadena, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358790776

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