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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
Peaks
Historic sites: 59
  • 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
Artworks
Gardens: 55
Attractions
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
Nature reserves: 44
Springs: 33
  • 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: 2
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 8.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.5 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 PeakNNE1,879 m11.1 mi
San Gabriel PeakNNE1,878 m9.1 mi
Mount DisappointmentNNE1,819 m9.1 mi
Mount LawlorNNE1,807 m10.7 mi
Mount DeceptionNNE1,767 m9.0 mi
Mount MarkhamNNE1,746 m8.7 mi
Mount WilsonNE1,737 m9.4 mi
Occidental PeakNE1,736 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 50–80 °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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