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Telegraph Peak

Telegraph Peak, a peak in California
Telegraph Peak, a peak in CaliforniaMichael Kwok · CC BY 2.0

Telegraph Peak rises to 2,713 m in California. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunder Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Telegraph Peak, is a peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and San Bernardino County, California. With an elevation of 8,989 feet (2,740 m), it is highest point in the Cucamonga Wilderness of the San Bernardino National Forest. Most of the bedrock, including that of the summit, is cataclastic gneiss. Granodiorite underlies much of the southern portion.

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Wikidata Q7696249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2713 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.26174, -117.59840

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Thunder Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • North Thunder: 0.8 mi
  • Timber Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Bighorn Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Sugarloaf Peak: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Joe Elliot Tree Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Wrightwood Veteran’s Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
  • Vivian Null Park: 7.1 mi
  • Hollis M. Stewart Children’s Park: 7.2 mi
  • Pioneer Historic Marker: 7.4 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts: 7.0 mi
  • Guasti Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Conifer Country: 12.0 mi
  • Western Junipers: 12.0 mi
  • Bay Laurels: 12.0 mi
Artworks
  • William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929: 8.6 mi
  • On Point: 9.8 mi
  • The Wedge: 10.9 mi
  • Madonna of the Trail: 11.1 mi
  • Jesus Saves: 11.1 mi
Museums: 48
Picnic sites: 38
Springs: 32
  • Columbine Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Forked Spruce Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Dustin Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Spring: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Attractions: 17
  • Route 66: 8.4 mi
  • Bridge to Nowhere: 8.6 mi
  • Tongva Village: 12.2 mi
  • Fairplex Garden Railroad: 15.6 mi
  • Galleano Winery: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • San Antonio Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Bonita Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Etiwanda Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Middleman Falls: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Hamiltair Cove Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Hamiltair community Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Burnt Mill Beach: 23.1 mi
  • Arrowhead Resort Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Village Beach: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Norco Bluffs: 21.7 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.0 mi
  • shooting gallery: 22.1 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 3.1 mi
  • High Desert Truck Stop: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Telegraph Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioNW 305°3,068 m3.3 mi
West BaldyWNW 299°3,044 m3.6 mi
Pine MountainNW 324°2,942 m4.4 mi
Dawson PeakNW 323°2,917 m3.6 mi
Mount HarwoodNW 311°2,907 m2.6 mi
Mount Baden-PowellNW 305°2,860 m11.6 mi
Throop PeakWNW 298°2,779 m13.0 mi
Mount BurnhamWNW 303°2,740 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:02
June solstice05:4019:2920:06
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5316:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373642465461686761514236
Precip in4.44.91.90.80.80.11.10.30.41.21.14.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrightwood, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 250309 — Telegraph Peak, San Bernardino County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358793280

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