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Potato Mountain

Potato Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Mountain rises to 1,018 m in California. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the north-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is San Antonio Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 26 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Potato Mountain is a mountain near Claremont, California at the southern edge of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is one of the first mountains visitors encounter entering the Angeles National Forest. Its summit is about 3,422 feet above sea level.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49063795, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,018 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.16571, -117.69195
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Antonio Park: 1.5 mi
  • Padua Avenue Park: 1.5 mi
  • Blaisdell Preserve: 2.0 mi
  • Jaeger Park: 2.6 mi
  • McCarthy Park: 2.7 mi
Artworks: 60
  • William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929: 1.6 mi
  • Intersections II: 3.8 mi
  • Pomegranate Trees: 4.0 mi
  • Scripps Graffiti Wall: 4.3 mi
  • Millard Sheets Art Center: 4.4 mi
Attractions
  • Tongva Village: 3.8 mi
  • Fairplex Garden Railroad: 7.1 mi
  • Bridge to Nowhere: 8.7 mi
  • Galleano Winery: 13.7 mi
  • Route 66: 16.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks: 59
Gardens: 50
  • Conifer Country: 3.6 mi
  • Western Junipers: 3.6 mi
  • Nutall's Scrub Oaks: 3.6 mi
  • Valley Oaks: 3.7 mi
  • Baja California: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Springs: 32
  • Fallen Leaf Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Forked Spruce Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Dustin Spring: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Site A: 3.8 mi
  • Site B: 4.2 mi
  • Site C: 4.4 mi
  • Shelter B: 4.9 mi
  • Site D: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Wolfskill Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 5.2 mi
  • San Antonio Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Etiwanda Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Norco Bluffs: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potato Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioNNE3,068 m8.9 mi
West BaldyNNE3,044 m8.7 mi
Pine MountainNNE2,942 m10.6 mi
Dawson PeakNNE2,917 m10.0 mi
Mount HarwoodNNE2,907 m9.0 mi
Mount Baden-PowellNNW2,860 m14.0 mi
Throop PeakNNW2,779 m14.2 mi
Mount BurnhamNNW2,740 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4019:2920:06
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5416:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636671767875676054
Precip in2.94.12.11.00.20.10.00.00.01.00.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomona/fairplex, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661257 — Potato Mountain, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808562

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