Waterman Mountain
Waterman Mountain rises to 2,433 m in California. Mount Baden-Powell stands 2,860 m to the east, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Winston Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 18 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Waterman Mountain, at 8,041 feet (2,451 m), is a prominent peak in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California, within the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The summit of Waterman Mountain marks the northern boundary of the San Gabriel Wilderness and it is the highest point in the wilderness.
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Wikidata Q7974334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,433 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Twin: 1.5 mi
- Winston Peak: 1.5 mi
- Twin Peaks: 1.5 mi
- Akawie Peak: 1.6 mi
- Kratka Ridge: 2.3 mi
- Mount Wilson Observatory Museum: 10.4 mi
- Richardson House: 13.2 mi
- Lizzies Trail Inn: 13.2 mi
- Duarte Historical Museum: 13.4 mi
- Monrovia Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- Buckhorn Day Use Area: 1.2 mi
- Vista Day Use Area: 2.7 mi
- Pine Hollow Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Devils Punchbowl County Park: 7.2 mi
- Juniper Hills Park: 8.9 mi
- Deer Park Lodge: 10.0 mi
- Vincent's Cabin: 11.2 mi
- Stanley-Miller Miner's cabin: 11.7 mi
- Ye Alpine Tavern: 12.5 mi
- The Jim Heasley Oak: 13.2 mi
- Eagle: 15.5 mi
- Unincorporated Mural: 15.9 mi
- Five Minimalist Poems: 16.1 mi
- Pan: 17.6 mi
- Hymenaios: 17.6 mi
- Vinny's Mini-World: 14.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 14.4 mi
- Australian Discovery Area: 14.7 mi
- Wedding Garden: 14.8 mi
- Madagascar Spiny Forest: 14.8 mi
- Monrovia Open Space: 10.5 mi
- Monrovia Canyon Park: 11.5 mi
- Arcadia Wilderness Park: 12.0 mi
- LA County Fire Open Space: 12.4 mi
- Sierra Madre Historical Wilderness Area: 12.8 mi
- Devil's Punchbowl: 6.9 mi
- Sandrocks: 7.3 mi
- Bridge to Nowhere: 11.4 mi
- The "M": 13.1 mi
- Wisteria Vine, Worlds Largest Blossoming Plant: 13.4 mi
- Winston Spring: 1.1 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 1.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 3.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 3.5 mi
- Moss Spring: 3.9 mi
- Ridge Crest Picnic Ground: 3.0 mi
- Eagles Roost Day Use Area: 3.6 mi
- Charlton Flats Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Red Box Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Hidden Springs: 11.5 mi
- Cooper Canyon Falls: 2.6 mi
- Dorr Canyon Falls: 8.9 mi
- Sturtevant Falls: 9.8 mi
- Fish Canyon Falls: 10.8 mi
- Hermit Falls: 11.0 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 13.3 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 13.6 mi
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waterman Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baden-Powell | E 81° | 2,860 m | 9.9 mi |
| Throop Peak | E 83° | 2,779 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Burnham | E 80° | 2,740 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Hawkins | E 87° | 2,677 m | 7.5 mi |
| Middle Hawkins | E 91° | 2,593 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Lewis | ENE 72° | 2,546 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Islip | E 84° | 2,518 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Williamson | ENE 62° | 2,504 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:08 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 7.7 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Wilson CBS, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796489
Day trips start here
- Angeles National Forest · 11 mi
- Monrovia · 14 mi
- Arcadia · 15 mi
- Pasadena · 16 mi
- San Gabriel Valley · 16 mi
- Covina · 17 mi
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