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Townsend Peak

Townsend Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Townsend Peak rises to 961 m in California. Alamo Mountain stands 2,248 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dom & Brian's Last Ride Site, a historic site 1.6 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49084538, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
961 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.55999, -118.69120
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites: 56
  • Dom & Brian's Last Ride Site: 1.6 mi
  • Knapp Ranch: 9.0 mi
  • Paul Walker Memorial: 9.8 mi
  • St. Francis Dam: 10.2 mi
  • Tumble Inn: 10.4 mi
Springs: 40
  • Fisher Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Oak Flat Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Cienaga Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Juan Fernandez Spring: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 34
Picnic sites: 22
  • Frenchmans Flat: 4.9 mi
  • Shady Acres: 5.5 mi
  • Shady Acres: 5.5 mi
  • Hideaway: 5.5 mi
  • Shady Acres: 5.5 mi
Museums: 21
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.1 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 20.5 mi
  • Topatopa Bluff: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Townsend Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alamo MountainWNW 296°2,248 m16.9 mi
Peak 7047WNW 290°2,148 m16.6 mi
McDonald PeakWNW 290°2,090 m15.1 mi
Sewart MountainWNW 294°2,076 m13.5 mi
Cobblestone MountainWNW 289°2,042 m10.6 mi
San Rafael PeakWNW 284°2,022 m18.2 mi
Snowy PeakWNW 299°1,990 m12.8 mi
Topatopa PeakW 265°1,891 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4319:3420:11
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5916:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555559616772798077696053
Precip in4.24.42.90.80.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 250567 — Townsend Peak, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358793563

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