60-inch Telescope
60-inch Telescope is a building in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 5,751 feet. 60-inch Telescope is situated nearby to Mount Wilson Observatory, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Echo Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Wilson Observatory and Mount Wilson.
Mount Wilson Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Solipsist, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Peak
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Mount Wilson is at the peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, located within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California.
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 3½ miles northwest of 60-inch Telescope.
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 3½ miles southwest of 60-inch Telescope.
Sierra Madre
Town
Sierra Madre is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 11,268 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. Pasadena and Altadena are to its west, with Arcadia to its south and east. Sierra Madre is situated 4½ miles south of 60-inch Telescope.
60-inch Telescope
- Type: Building
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.22457° or 34° 13′ 28″ northLongitude
-118.05746° or 118° 3′ 27″ westElevation
5,751 feet (1,753 metres)Height
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
85636WFV+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 139856026OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telescope
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