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Palomar Mountain

1,872 m6,142 ft

Prominence: 870 m2,855 ft
Isolation: 22 km
Tonight: 3°CLight rain showers · Wind 11 km/h SE

Palomar Mountain is a 1,872 m (6,142 ft) mountain in the Peninsular Ranges, California, Mexico.

All facts

Elevation: 1,872 m · 6,142 ft
Nearest higher peak: Hot Springs Mountain (1,992 m)
Range: Peninsular Ranges
Region: California, Mexico
Coordinates: 33.3635° N, 116.8362° W

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3D map

Palomar Mountain 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Palomar Mountain terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Palomar Mountain elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Palomar Mountain weather

Today · Light rain showers · 3 / 8°C (37 / 46°F) · 1.6 mm · Wind 11 km/h SE

Palomar Mountain forecast for the summit, about 1,872 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 790 m.

Today3°8°1.6 mm11 km/h SEBase 10 / 15°
Sat4°15°–15 km/h NWBase 10 / 21°
Sun4°17°–14 km/h NWBase 11 / 23°
Mon6°16°–6 km/h NWBase 12 / 23°
Tue7°18°–4 km/h SEBase 14 / 24°
Wed6°18°–5 km/h SBase 13 / 25°
Thu7°16°2.7 mm4 km/h SWBase 14 / 22°
Fri6°9°25.0 mm8 km/h SEBase 12 / 16°
Sat6°10°9.2 mm6 km/h SWBase 13 / 17°
Sun5°12°11.6 mm2 km/h SEBase 11 / 18°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 7.4 × 7.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

43.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

49.4%

Steep, 30–45°

7.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 7.1% of the 55 km² view
Relief in view: 1,080 m low point 790 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 69.8%Shrubland 25.3%Grassland 4.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.7 km; 419 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Woollypod milkweed37
California incense-cedar36
Ensatina34
Sapphire Woollystar26
Oak mistletoe26
California black oak20

Where it sits

Where Palomar Mountain sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Lake Poway43 km SSW

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Print & wall

JPGPalomar Mountain satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-14.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,870 m at the summit; the official height is 1,872 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,872 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,870 m	-2 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,864 m	-8 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-14)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia