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Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Mountain rises to 1,540 m in California. West Baldy stands 3,044 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Chamisal Mesa, a peak 1.6 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49074806, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1540 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.28130, -117.86366

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • A: 8.9 mi
  • Eagle: 12.5 mi
  • William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929: 14.2 mi
  • Intersections II: 14.3 mi
  • Pomegranate Trees: 14.5 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Japanese Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Santa Fe Dam Nature Center Display Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Coastal Sage Scrub: 14.0 mi
  • Baja California: 14.0 mi
Springs: 41
  • Fern Springs: 3.7 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Snow Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Little Jimmy Spring: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 36
Waterfalls: 26
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West BaldyE 88°3,044 m12.0 mi
Mount Baden-PowellNE 47°2,860 m7.8 mi
Throop PeakNE 38°2,779 m6.0 mi
Mount BurnhamNE 41°2,740 m7.1 mi
Mount HawkinsNE 39°2,677 m5.3 mi
Middle HawkinsNE 37°2,593 m4.7 mi
Mount LewisNNE 28°2,546 m7.1 mi
Mount IslipNNE 17°2,518 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4119:3020:07
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5516:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474649525968747570625346
Precip in7.78.35.12.11.00.20.20.00.31.31.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358792742

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