Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson is a meteorological station in California, United States and has an elevation of 5,705 feet. Mount Wilson is situated nearby to San Gabriel Peak, as well as near the locality Red Box.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Wilson Observatory and San Gabriel Peak.
Mount Wilson Observatory
Observatory
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The Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,710-foot peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles. Mount Wilson Observatory is situated 1 mile southeast of Mount Wilson.
San Gabriel Peak
Peak
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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. San Gabriel Peak is situated 2 miles west of Mount Wilson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Box and Kinneloa Mesa.
Red Box
Locality
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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. Red Box is situated 3 miles northwest of Mount Wilson.
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 4 miles south of Mount Wilson.
Altadena
Town
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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. Altadena is situated 5 miles southwest of Mount Wilson.
Mount Wilson
- Type: Meteorological station
- Location: California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.23333° or 34° 14′ northLongitude
-118.06667° or 118° 4′ westElevation
5,705 feet (1,739 metres)ICAO airport code
KMWSOpen location code
85636WMM+88GeoNames ID
6298730
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