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Vetter Mountain

Vetter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Vetter Mountain rises to 1,783 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 2,504 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlton Flats Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.8 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 miles off.

The story

Vetter Mountain is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and within the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California, United States. Elevation 5,911 feet (1,802 m) feet. Named by USFS surveyor Don McLain (c. 1933) for Victor P. Vetter (nd.), a dedicated forest ranger and fire dispatcher. Vetter won the USFS Bissell Medal for outstanding work in forest conservation (1930). The Silver Moccasin Trail crosses the mountain on its eastern slopes.

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Wikidata Q7923811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1783 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.29706, -118.02858

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 8.9 mi
  • Walsh Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 8.9 mi
  • Dilan's Home (Beverly Hills 90210): 8.9 mi
  • Sierra Madre Memorial Cannon: 9.5 mi
  • The "M": 9.6 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Springs: 44
Picnic sites: 43
Waterfalls: 24
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Vetter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliamsonENE 62°2,504 m11.0 mi
Waterman MountainENE 62°2,433 m5.9 mi
Pleasant View RidgeNE 47°2,433 m9.4 mi
Will Thrall PeakNE 50°2,387 m9.4 mi
Twin PeaksENE 77°2,365 m6.0 mi
Pallett MountainNE 53°2,359 m10.2 mi
Goodykoontz peakENE 59°2,304 m9.7 mi
Winston PeakNE 51°2,277 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4119:3120:08
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5516:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 251014 — Vetter Mountain, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/346850142

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