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Throop Peak

Throop Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Throop Peak rises to 2,779 m in California. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the east-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lily Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 24 miles off.

The story

Throop Peak ( TROOP) is a 9,142 feet (2,786 m) peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest, in Los Angeles County, California. The high peak provides views of both the Mojave Desert and the Los Angeles Basin all the way to the ocean. The peak was named for Amos G. Throop, founder of Caltech, formerly called Throop College. The peak marks the northwestern boundary of the Sheep Mountain Wilderness.

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Wikidata Q7798370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2779 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.35043, -117.79923

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Artworks: 60
  • A: 14.5 mi
  • William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929: 15.6 mi
  • Intersections II: 17.0 mi
  • Pomegranate Trees: 17.2 mi
  • Millard Sheets Art Center: 17.7 mi
Gardens
  • Coastal Sage Scrub: 16.7 mi
  • Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts: 16.7 mi
  • Baja California: 16.7 mi
  • Blue Fan Palms: 16.8 mi
  • Western Junipers: 16.8 mi
Museums: 43
Springs: 40
  • Lily Spring: 0.7 mi
  • White Fir Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Little Jimmy Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Big Cienega Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Windy Spring: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 38
Attractions: 30
Waterfalls: 26
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Throop Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioESE 116°3,068 m9.7 mi
West BaldyESE 118°3,044 m9.4 mi
Pine MountainESE 106°2,942 m9.2 mi
Dawson PeakESE 109°2,917 m9.8 mi
Mount HarwoodESE 115°2,907 m10.5 mi
Mount Baden-PowellENE 74°2,860 m2.0 mi
Mount BurnhamENE 59°2,740 m1.2 mi
Mount HawkinsSSW 210°2,677 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4019:3020:07
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5416:0716:46

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358795148

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