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Ranger Peak

Ranger Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Ranger Peak rises to 1,530 m in California. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the east-southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away.

About

The story

Ranger Peak is in Riverside County, California.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7292776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1530 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.84446, -116.82613
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Buck Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Bay Tree Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Cinco Poses Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Cave Spring: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Black Mountain Scenic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Cabazon Park: 5.2 mi
  • Lions Park: 5.6 mi
  • Carpenter Hamilton Park: 6.3 mi
  • Roosevelt Williams Park: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 36
  • Gilman Ranch: 7.6 mi
  • Palm Springs Aerial Tramway: 12.2 mi
  • Hurkey Creek: 13.0 mi
  • Archery: 13.8 mi
  • Mountain Biking: 13.8 mi
Museums: 29
Gardens: 29
  • The Rose Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Alpenglow Lilac Gardens: 9.4 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 14.5 mi
  • California Desert Region: 16.4 mi
  • Texas Desert Region: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Historic sites: 16
Artworks: 14
  • Dinny: 6.1 mi
  • Mr. Rex: 6.1 mi
  • Forever Marilyn: 16.0 mi
  • Isabelle: 16.1 mi
  • The Rainmaker: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Andreas Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Dry Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Silverwood Falls: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Rest areas: 5
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Ranger Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Jacinto PeakESE 104°3,288 m8.7 mi
Jean PeakESE 107°3,202 m8.8 mi
Folly PeakESE 102°3,195 m8.3 mi
Marion MountainESE 113°3,150 m8.7 mi
Miller PeakESE 103°3,143 m9.0 mi
Newton Drury PeakESE 107°3,102 m8.4 mi
Mount Saint EllenESE 113°3,097 m8.4 mi
Cornell PeakESE 103°2,928 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3819:2520:02
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:4916:0516:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555659626873808177696154
Precip in2.42.81.60.70.40.10.20.20.40.50.71.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hemet, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 273202 — Ranger Peak, Riverside County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801978

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