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Mount Lukens
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Mount Lukens
Cahuenga Peak
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Cahuenga Peak
Mount Hollywood
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Mount Hollywood
Santa Monica Mountains · California · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Lee

1,708 ft
Elevation1,708 ftabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.3 mito a higher summit
Summit, Jul87°average high
34.13° N, 118.32° WElevation 1,708 ftUTC−7 · Pacific Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,708 ft
  • Mid-mountain1,148 ft
  • Valley · Burbank607 ft

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Lee in brief

Mount Lee rises to 1,708 ft in the Santa Monica Mountains, California, United States.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 89°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Burbank, 3.3 mi to the N at 607 ft.

Facts

Elevation
1,708 ft
Range
Santa Monica Mountains
Region
California
Country
United States
Coordinates
34.1346, -118.3217
Nearest airport
Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR) · 5.2 mi
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Lee by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
32°41°50°59°68°77°86°95°104°67°45°Jan67°45°Feb70°47°Mar73°50°Apr76°54°May81°58°Jun87°62°Jul89°63°Aug87°61°Sep80°55°Oct73°48°Nov66°44°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Lee by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high67°67°70°73°76°81°87°89°87°80°73°66°
Average low45°45°47°50°54°58°62°63°61°55°48°44°
Precipitation3.7 in4.1 in2.6 in1.2 in0.4 in0.1 in0.0 in0.1 in0.3 in0.9 in1.5 in2.5 in
Cloud cover31%35%29%22%19%12%8%7%10%17%21%28%
Daylight10h 0810h 5911h 5713h 0213h 5614h 2514h 1313h 2612h 2411h 2110h 249h 53
Month score746982929889767175879082

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level8,366 ft8,366 ft9,022 ft10,007 ft10,991 ft12,303 ft13,780 ft14,108 ft13,451 ft11,647 ft9,678 ft8,038 ft
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Mount Lee in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the United States
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Strawberry Peak6,167 ft1,444 ft15 mi NE85°
San Gabriel Peak6,164 ft1,561 ft15 mi NE84°
Mount Lowe5,606 ft–14 mi NE85°
Mount Lukens5,075 ft1,794 ft10 mi NE87°
Eagle Rock (Santa Monica Mountains)1,955 ft–14 mi W83°
Cahuenga Peak1,821 ft1,030 ft0.3 mi NW87°
Mount Hollywood1,614 ft–1.3 mi E87°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Burbank
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Burbank

California · 3.3 mi N
82°Oct high
2wet days
84score
Burbank
Glendale
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Glendale

California · 3.9 mi E
81°Oct high
2wet days
85score
Glendale
Los Angeles
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Los Angeles

California · 7.2 mi SE
81°Oct high
2wet days
86score
Los Angeles
La Crescenta-Montrose
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La Crescenta-Montrose

California · 8.4 mi NE
80°Oct high
2wet days
88score
La Crescenta-Montrose
Around here

Burbank and around

Burbank
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Burbank

California · United States
Apr–May · Novbest months
88°July high
607 ftaltitude
Burbank

Nature

Tujunga Wash
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7.0 mi NW

Tujunga Wash

River
Tujunga Wash
Hollywood Reservoir
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4.4 mi S

Hollywood Reservoir

Lake · 732 ft
Hollywood Reservoir
Big Tujunga Creek
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6.8 mi NW

Big Tujunga Creek

River
Big Tujunga Creek

Mountains

Waterman Mountain
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24 mi NE

Waterman Mountain

8,041 ft · San Gabriel Mountains
Waterman Mountain
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13 mi NE

Strawberry Peak

6,167 ft · San Gabriel Mountains
Strawberry Peak
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13 mi E

San Gabriel Peak

6,164 ft · San Gabriel Mountains
San Gabriel Peak

Heritage

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0.1 mi NE

Burbank City Hall

National Register of Historic Places listed place · 1943
Burbank City Hall
Grand Central Airport
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1.8 mi SE

Grand Central Airport

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Grand Central Airport
Downtown Burbank Post Office
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under 0.1 mi SW

Downtown Burbank Post Office

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Downtown Burbank Post Office

Museums

Travel Town Museum
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1.8 mi S

Travel Town Museum

1952
Travel Town Museum
Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum
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1.8 mi S

Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum

Railway museum
Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum
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1.5 mi SW

Martial Arts History Museum

Sports museum · 1999
Martial Arts History Museum