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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 487 m in California. Gordon Point stands 1,722 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Park, a park 2.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in San Diego County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5386601

Wikidata Q49067656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
487 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.40031, -117.19114

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions
Gardens: 48
  • Grand Tradition: 4.2 mi
  • Student Gardens: 6.6 mi
  • Chaparral ROP 2008-9: 6.8 mi
  • Rose Hall of Fame: 6.8 mi
  • Daylilyhill Specialties: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 37
  • Unborn Child Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Eldon Rotz Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Sara M. Margiotta Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • They Passed This Way: 7.1 mi
  • Singing in the Rain: 7.5 mi
Museums: 36
Artworks: 31
Springs: 28
Picnic sites: 11
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 3.3 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 16.1 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gordon PointE 98°1,722 m15.9 mi
Morgan HillE 98°1,718 m15.7 mi
Boucher HillESE 106°1,651 m16.3 mi
Eagle CragE 94°1,538 m13.6 mi
ClarkW 276°1,527 m8.5 mi
Lone Fir PointESE 105°1,463 m15.9 mi
Agua Tibia MountainE 87°1,454 m12.1 mi
Elsinore PeakNNW 328°1,078 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4019:2620:02
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:5016:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616468747675716357
Precip in3.23.72.01.00.40.10.10.20.10.71.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallbrook 5 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 248054 — Red Mountain, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358791027

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