San Mateo Peak
San Mateo Peak rises to 1,095 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away.
The story
San Mateo Peak is the unofficially named 3,591-foot (1,095 m) peak, at the western end of the ridge running west then northwest from Elsinore Peak to Morrell Canyon, south and west of the Morrell Potrero in the Elsinore Mountains of the Santa Ana Mountain Range. The peak name was given by Sierra Club Lower Peaks Committee Guide, originally named by Ken Croker who for 20 years maintained trails in the Santa Ana Mountains with volunteers from the Sierra Club. It remains officially nameless despite being the highest summit in the Elsinore Mountains, higher than Elsinore Peak, at 3536 ft., the highest named peak in those mountains. San Mateo Creek has its source at an elevation of 2800 feet, in the canyon on the western face of this peak. A fork of Morrell Canyon Creek, a tributary of San Juan Creek, has its source on the northeast face of this peak as do several arroyos descending to the west from the peak into that same creek. An unnamed arroyo, also tributary to San Mateo Creek has its source on the southwest face of ridge descending to the south from this peak.
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Wikidata Q14683894, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1095 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Elsinore Peak: 2.2 mi
- Rome Hill: 3.6 mi
- Sail Rock: 3.6 mi
- Pete's Peak: 3.7 mi
- Sitton Peak: 4.2 mi
- Big Ness park: 2.6 mi
- Lakeland Village Community Center: 2.6 mi
- Perret Park: 2.8 mi
- Wildomar OHV Area: 3.1 mi
- Lake Elsinore Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Historic Downtown Lake Elsinore: 4.9 mi
- Skydive Elsinore: 5.0 mi
- Casino: 5.7 mi
- Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino: 5.7 mi
- Brown Water Tower: 6.7 mi
- Wildomar Elementary School Historic Bell: 6.2 mi
- Trabuco and Holy Jim cabin Owners' Improvement Association: 9.0 mi
- Laurel Flag Pole Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Honor Garden: 10.5 mi
- 9/11 Rock Garden: 10.5 mi
- R: 10.9 mi
- A: 10.9 mi
- M: 10.9 mi
- S: 10.9 mi
- Ram Head: 10.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 11.8 mi
- School Garden: 12.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.6 mi
- Student Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 17.4 mi
- Lion Spring: 1.3 mi
- Pigeon Spring: 3.1 mi
- Los Pinos Spring: 5.2 mi
- Serrano Spring: 5.5 mi
- Chiquito Spring: 5.5 mi
- Southern California Railway Museum: 13.3 mi
- Dora Nelson African American Art and History Museum: 14.6 mi
- Wings and Rotors Air Museum: 14.6 mi
- Perris Valley Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
- Temecula Valley Museum: 15.4 mi
- Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area: 7.8 mi
- Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Four Seasons Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 16.3 mi
- Double Butte County Park: 17.0 mi
- North Beach: 19.2 mi
- El Portal: 19.3 mi
- The Pier Beach: 19.3 mi
- T Street Beach: 19.3 mi
- Poche Beach: 19.6 mi
- Old Corral Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Group Picnic #1: 13.1 mi
- Vista Point: 13.5 mi
- Employee Break Area: 14.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Ortega Falls: 2.9 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 4.1 mi
- Lion Canyon Falls: 4.4 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 9.6 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 14.1 mi
- Willard: 3.3 mi
- Terra Cotta: 6.2 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 12.5 mi
- Pinacate: 13.2 mi
- Leon: 15.4 mi
- Rayzilla Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Rayzilla Viewpoint: 17.2 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 23.8 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 24.0 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 18.4 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 25.0 mi
- Three Arches: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of San Mateo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | NW 307° | 1,734 m | 11.1 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | NW 308° | 1,675 m | 12.0 mi |
| Clark | S 170° | 1,527 m | 14.0 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | NW 318° | 1,401 m | 8.2 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | NW 304° | 1,373 m | 6.4 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | NW 318° | 1,315 m | 6.8 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | NW 314° | 1,211 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | NW 318° | 1,197 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:08 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsinore, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Lake Elsinore · 5 mi
- Perris · 16 mi
- Mission Viejo · 17 mi
- Temecula · 17 mi
- Beach Cities · 18 mi
- Laguna Hills · 18 mi
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