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Saddleback Mountain

Saddleback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Saddleback Mountain rises to 930 m in California. Pacifico Mountain stands 2,165 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center, a museum 1.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
930 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.48860, -118.34425

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions
  • Abandoned Oil Rigs: 9.6 mi
  • Black Snake Summit: 14.9 mi
  • Bonzai Pipelines: 14.9 mi
  • Taboo Tower: 14.9 mi
  • Forgotten Sea: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 59
Springs: 41
  • Whisky Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Willow Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Artesian Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Fryingpan Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Bear Spring: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • North Fork Saddle: 8.7 mi
  • Wagon Tracks: 13.0 mi
  • Tumbleweeds: 13.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Museums: 34
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 4
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.0 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.1 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Saddleback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pacifico MountainESE 113°2,165 m19.1 mi
Granite MountainESE 117°1,998 m17.5 mi
Mount GleasonSE 129°1,990 m12.3 mi
RoundtopESE 121°1,908 m18.3 mi
Strawberry PeakSE 138°1,879 m19.1 mi
Messenger PeakSE 132°1,833 m11.2 mi
Peak 5881ESE 108°1,793 m17.1 mi
Burnt PeakNW 315°1,761 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3320:10
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice06:5716:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555559616772798077696053
Precip in4.24.42.90.80.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1765039 — Saddleback Mountain, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358829015

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