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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
1213 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.58666, -118.52342

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pacific Crest Park: 7.8 mi
  • Pacific Crest Park: 8.0 mi
  • Castaic Sports Complex: 8.7 mi
  • Copper Hill Park: 8.8 mi
  • Haskell Canyon Park: 8.8 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 49
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
Picnic sites: 23
  • 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
Museums: 19
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 3
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.4 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cobblestone MountainW 275°2,042 m19.6 mi
Snowy PeakWNW 282°1,990 m21.2 mi
White MountainW 279°1,889 m18.7 mi
Black MountainWNW 284°1,884 m19.8 mi
Burnt PeakNNW 335°1,761 m7.3 mi
Liebre MountainNW 318°1,758 m12.0 mi
Sawmill MountainNNW 344°1,672 m7.7 mi
Little Burnt PeakNNW 337°1,660 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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