Palomar Mountain
mountain in San Diego County, California, USA
Palomar Mountain is a mountain ridge in the Peninsular Ranges in northern San Diego County, California. It is known for the Palomar Observatory.
| Palomar Mountain | |
|---|---|
 View of the Palomar Observatory located near the High Point summit of the Palomar Mountain range. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,142 ft (1,872 m)NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 2,856 ft (871 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°21′49″N 116°50′11″W / 33.363483514°N 116.836394236°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | San Diego County, California |
| Parent range | Peninsular Ranges |
| Topo map | USGS Palomar Observatory |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Road |
Climate
changeThe Köppen climate classification says that Palomar Mountain has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate. Oak, pine, fir and cedar trees grow there.
It rains an average of 33 inches (840 millimetres) a year. It snows 35 inches (890 millimetres) a year. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −4 °F (−20 °C) on 25 January 1949. The hottest was 110 °F (43 °C) on 22 August 1969.
| Climate data for Palomar Mountain (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 76 (24) |
75 (24) |
80 (27) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
98 (37) |
103 (39) |
110 (43) |
104 (40) |
93 (34) |
85 (29) |
75 (24) |
110 (43) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 52 (11) |
53 (12) |
56 (13) |
61 (16) |
69 (21) |
77 (25) |
85 (29) |
85 (29) |
80 (27) |
70 (21) |
60 (16) |
52 (11) |
66.7 (19.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 41 (5) |
42 (6) |
44 (7) |
48 (9) |
55 (13) |
62 (17) |
70 (21) |
69 (21) |
64 (18) |
54 (12) |
46 (8) |
40 (4) |
52.9 (11.6) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 29 (−2) |
30 (−1) |
32 (0) |
35 (2) |
40 (4) |
47 (8) |
54 (12) |
53 (12) |
47 (8) |
38 (3) |
32 (0) |
27 (−3) |
38.7 (3.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −4 (−20) |
4 (−16) |
10 (−12) |
20 (−7) |
22 (−6) |
27 (−3) |
34 (1) |
33 (1) |
23 (−5) |
15 (−9) |
10 (−12) |
−1 (−18) |
−4 (−20) |
| Average rainfall inches (mm) | 5.5 (140) |
6.8 (170) |
5.8 (150) |
2.7 (69) |
0.7 (18) |
0.2 (5.1) |
0.4 (10) |
0.8 (20) |
0.7 (18) |
1.9 (48) |
3.3 (84) |
4.9 (120) |
33.7 (860) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.8 (17) |
7.5 (19) |
9.4 (24) |
4.0 (10) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
1.8 (4.6) |
5.4 (14) |
35.5 (90) |
| Source 1: [3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [4] | |||||||||||||
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Palomar". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ "Palomar Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ↑ "Monthly Average/Record Temperatures". weather.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved 6 August 2015.