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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 1,213 m in California. Cobblestone Mountain stands 2,042 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49067633, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,213 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.58666, -118.52342

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Parks
  • Pacific Crest Park: 7.8 mi
  • Castaic Sports Complex: 8.7 mi
  • Copper Hill Park: 8.8 mi
  • Haskell Canyon Park: 8.8 mi
  • Camino Del Valle Park: 9.0 mi
Springs: 44
  • Ruby Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Plum Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Aqueduct Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Cienaga Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Clear Spring: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 19
Picnic sites: 18
  • Sharon's Rest: 5.6 mi
  • Fisherman's Rest: 5.7 mi
  • Hideaway: 7.4 mi
  • Heron's Haven: 7.4 mi
  • Racoon Retreat: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cobblestone MountainW2,042 m19.6 mi
Snowy PeakWNW1,990 m21.2 mi
White MountainW1,889 m18.7 mi
Black MountainWNW1,884 m19.8 mi
Burnt PeakNNW1,761 m7.3 mi
Liebre MountainNW1,758 m12.0 mi
Sawmill MountainNNW1,672 m7.7 mi
Little Burnt PeakNNW1,660 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4219:3420:11
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5816:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jul, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474953576574808175655446
Precip in3.74.42.51.00.40.10.10.00.20.70.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairmont, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358791029

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