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San Mateo Peak

San Mateo Peak, a peak in California
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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

Coordinates33.61335, -117.37996

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Attractions
  • 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
Historic sites
Artworks
  • R: 10.9 mi
  • A: 10.9 mi
  • M: 10.9 mi
  • S: 10.9 mi
  • Ram Head: 10.9 mi
Gardens
Springs: 36
Museums: 24
Beaches: 16
  • 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
Picnic sites: 13
  • 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
Waterfalls: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNW 307°1,734 m11.1 mi
Modjeska PeakNW 308°1,675 m12.0 mi
ClarkS 170°1,527 m14.0 mi
Trabuco PeakNW 318°1,401 m8.2 mi
Los Pinos PeakNW 304°1,373 m6.4 mi
Horsethief PeakNW 318°1,315 m6.8 mi
Pleasants PeakNW 314°1,211 m18.2 mi
Bald PeakNW 318°1,197 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4119:2720:04
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5116:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545559636874808177696053
Precip in3.02.81.50.50.20.10.20.10.20.50.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsinore, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4827037675

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