Mount Disappointment
Mount Disappointment is a mountain in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, California with a summit elevation of 5,963+ feet. It was named "Disappointment" in 1894 when USGS surveyors in the Wheeler Survey sighted it from the Santa Susana Mountains, believing it to be the highest point in the immediate area, decided to use it as their next triangulation point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Justin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,968 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Mt. Disappointment”
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Gabriel Peak and Mount Lowe.
San Gabriel Peak
Peak
Photo: Justin.Johnsen, CC BY 3.0.
San Gabriel Peak is a summit in the San Gabriel Mountains in the U.S. state of California. It was named by the United States Geological Survey in 1894 and is located in the Angeles National Forest.
Mount Lowe
Peak
Photo: Magi Media, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Lowe is a mountain on the southern fold of the San Gabriel Mountains. Originally named Oak Mountain, it was renamed for Professor Thaddeus S.C. Lowe, who is credited for being the first person to set foot on and plant the American flag at its peak, and who built the Mount Lowe Railway to its foot in 1896.
Mount Lawlor
Peak
Mount Lawlor is a 5,961-foot-elevation mountain summit located in the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Box and Altadena.
Red Box
Locality
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Red Box is the name of the junction of the Angeles Crest Highway, the Mt. Wilson-Red Box Road, and the Rincon-Red Box Road. It is located at the 1,422-meter saddle between Mount Lawlor and San Gabriel Peak.
Altadena
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Altadena is an unincorporated area, and census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley and the Verdugos regions of Los Angeles County, California. Directly north of Pasadena, it is located approximately 14 miles from Downtown Los Angeles.
Kinneloa Mesa
Hamlet
Kinneloa Mesa is an unincorporated community located in Los Angeles County, California, United States, with a population of 1,070 as of 2000. Unlike Altadena, a larger unincorporated area nearby, Kinneloa Mesa is not an official census-designated place. Kinneloa Mesa is situated 5 miles south of Mount Disappointment.
Mount Disappointment
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.24635° or 34° 14′ 47″ northLongitude
-118.10504° or 118° 6′ 18″ westElevation
5,968 feet (1,819 metres)Open location code
85636VWV+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 358807978OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Mount Disappointment from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Mount Disappointment” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Disappointment”
- Dutch: “Mount Disappointment”
- Indonesian: “Gunung Disappointment”
- Ladin: “Mount Disappointment”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Mount Disappointment”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Supercloud Hollow and Lawlor Saddle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Deception and Markham Saddle.
Los Angeles: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Hollywood, San Gabriel Valley, San Fernando Valley, and Long Beach.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Disappointment”. Photo: Justin, CC BY-SA 2.0.