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San Gorgonio Mountain

3,506 m11,503 ft

Prominence: 2,528 m8,294 ft
Isolation: at least 200 km
Tonight: 28°FSnow showers · Wind 5–15 mph N

San Gorgonio Mountain is a 3,506 m (11,503 ft) mountain in the San Bernardino Mountains, California, United States.

All facts

Elevation: 3,506 m · 11,503 ft
Range: San Bernardino Mountains
Region: California, United States
Protected area: San Bernardino National Forest
Spanish name: Montaña de San Gorgonio
Coordinates: 34.0992° N, 116.8249° W

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3D map

San Gorgonio Mountain 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

San Gorgonio Mountain terrain and contours

100 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m 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 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

San Gorgonio Mountain elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

San Gorgonio Mountain weather

Tonight · Snow showers · 28°F (-2°C) · 45% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–15 mph N

San Gorgonio Mountain forecast for the summit, about 3,321 m.

Tonight28°45%5–15 mph N
Sat33°39°5%5–15 mph N
Sun35°43°–0–5 mph NE
Mon35°45°–0–5 mph SW
Tue35°45°–0–10 mph W
Wed34°44°1%0–5 mph SW
Thu33°41°8%0–10 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 20:37 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 14.2 × 14.2 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

14.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

36.5%

Steep, 30–45°

43.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

5.4%

Steeper than 30°: 48.7% of the 202 km² view
Relief in view: 2,192 m low point 1,312 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 45.1%Shrubland 36.1%Bare rock / sparse 9.7%Grassland 9.0%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 7.1 km, measured from the San Gorgonio Mountain summit.

Summit list 9

1Bighorn Mountain3,352 m 1.1 km SSE
2Dragon's Head3,312 m 1.2 km SSW
3Jepson Peak3,416 m 1.9 km WNW
4Little Charlton Peak3,248 m 2.6 km WNW
5Charlton Peak3,291 m 3.2 km WNW
6Dobbs Peak3,185 m 3.2 km W
7Grinnell Mountain3,138 m 3.3 km NNE
8Shields Peak3,261 m 6.1 km WNW
9Anderson Peak3,304 m 7.0 km WNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 7.1 km; 619 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Southern Sagebrush Lizard77
Grinnell's Beardtongue70
Scarlet monkeyflower69
California incense-cedar67
Ranger buttons56
Bush chinquapin55

Where it sits

Where San Gorgonio Mountain sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Diamond Valley Lake464 m50 km SSW

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Print & wall

JPGSan Gorgonio Mountain satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-04.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 3,504 m at the summit; the official height is 3,506 m.

A 10 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	3,506 m	—
USGS 3DEP lidar	3,505 m	-1 m
USGS 3DEP 10 m (used on this page)	3,504 m	-2 m
Copernicus GLO-30	3,502 m	-5 m
Copernicus GLO-90	3,496 m	-10 m

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-04)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison: Includes 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.
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 NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
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