Rankin Peak
Rankin Peak rises to 1,606 m in California. Mount Islip stands 2,518 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Monrovia Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 11 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,606 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monrovia Peak: 0.4 mi
- Clamshell Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mount Bliss: 2.1 mi
- Mount Zion: 3.1 mi
- Pine Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Deer Park Lodge: 1.1 mi
- The Jim Heasley Oak: 5.0 mi
- Mount Wilson Trail: 5.0 mi
- Sierra Madre Memorial Wall: 5.7 mi
- A Dawn in the West: 6.7 mi
- The "M": 4.1 mi
- Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 5.4 mi
- Sierra Madre Memorial Cannon: 5.7 mi
- Queen Anne Cottage: 6.5 mi
- Reid-Baldwin Adobe: 6.5 mi
- Monrovia Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
- Mount Wilson Observatory Museum: 4.9 mi
- Duarte Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Richardson House: 5.0 mi
- Lizzies Trail Inn: 5.0 mi
- Oak Park: 2.8 mi
- Grand Avenue Park: 3.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.3 mi
- Library Park: 4.4 mi
- Recreation Park: 4.4 mi
- Eagle: 6.9 mi
- Five Minimalist Poems: 7.7 mi
- Centennial Mural: 9.6 mi
- Pan: 9.7 mi
- Hymenaios: 9.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.4 mi
- Vinny's Mini-World: 6.1 mi
- Australian Discovery Area: 6.2 mi
- Celebration Garden: 6.2 mi
- Wedding Garden: 6.2 mi
- Monrovia Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Monrovia Canyon Park: 2.3 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 3.3 mi
- Santa Anita Habitat Mitigation Project: 4.5 mi
- Sierra Madre Historical Wilderness Area: 4.7 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 3.4 mi
- Charlton Flats Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 7.5 mi
- Red Box Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Fern Springs: 6.1 mi
- Doe Spring: 6.5 mi
- Winston Spring: 9.7 mi
- Big Cienega Spring: 9.8 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 10.0 mi
- Sturtevant Falls: 2.6 mi
- Hermit Falls: 2.7 mi
- Fish Canyon Falls: 3.4 mi
- Bailey Canyon Falls: 5.4 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 6.6 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 10.8 mi
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
- Spa Palace: 19.8 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rankin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Islip | NE 39° | 2,518 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sadie Hawkins | NE 49° | 2,453 m | 12.1 mi |
| Waterman Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,433 m | 9.1 mi |
| South Mount Hawkins | NE 53° | 2,369 m | 11.8 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNE 20° | 2,365 m | 7.9 mi |
| Goodykoontz peak | NNE 25° | 2,304 m | 12.3 mi |
| Winston Peak | NNE 12° | 2,277 m | 10.6 mi |
| Akawie Peak | NNE 18° | 2,220 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255690 — Rankin Peak, Los Angeles County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796463
Day trips start here
- Monrovia · 5 mi
- Arcadia · 6 mi
- San Gabriel Valley · 7 mi
- Baldwin Park · 9 mi
- Pasadena · 9 mi
- Covina · 10 mi
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